Cinema Paradiso

Plot

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

  • Giuseppe Tornatore

    Director

  • Giuseppe Tornatore

    Screenplay

  • Vanna Paoli

    Writer

  • Giuseppe Tornatore

    Story

  • Blasco Giurato

    Director of Photography

  • Mario Morra

    Editor

  • Philippe Noiret

    Alfredo

  • Jacques Perrin

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)

  • Marco Leonardi

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)

  • Salvatore Cascio

    Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)

  • Agnese Nano

    Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)

  • Antonella Attili

    Maria Di Vita (young)

  • Pupella Maggio

    Maria Di Vita (aged)

  • Enzo Cannavale

    Spaccafico

  • Isa Danieli

    Anna

  • Leo Gullotta

    Ignazio, usher

  • Brigitte Fossey

    Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)

  • Leopoldo Trieste

    Father Adelfio

  • Tano Cimarosa

    Fabbro, blacksmith

  • Nicola Di Pinto

    Village idiot

  • Roberta Lena

    Lia

  • Nino Terzo

    Peppino's Father

  • Turi Giuffrida

  • Mimmo Mignemi

  • Mariella Lo Giudice

  • Giorgio Libassi

  • Beatrice Palme

  • Ignazio Pappalardo

  • Angela Leontini

  • Turi Killer

  • Angelo Tosto

  • Franco Catalano

  • Giuseppe Tornatore

    Projectionist (uncredited)

  • Nellina Lagana

  • Margherita Mignemi

  • Giuseppe Pellegrino

  • Concetta Borpagano

  • Runtime

    124 minutes

    Released

    1988-11-17

    Languages

    Italiano

    Countries

    France

    Italy

    Studios

    RAI

    Tre Forum

    Les Films Ariane

    TF1 Films Production

    Sound

  • Ennio Morricone

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    39 days ago

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