The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 54m
- Director Roberto Benigni
- Genres Comedy Drama Romance
- Rating 6.7/10 (506 votes)
Synopsis
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?
Cast
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Roberto Benigni
as Attilio de Giovanni
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Jean Reno
as Fuad
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Nicoletta Braschi
as Vittoria
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Emilia Fox
as Nancy Browning
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Giuseppe Battiston
as Ermanno
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Tom Waits
as Self / Sè stesso
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Andrea Renzi
as Dottor Guazzelli
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Lucia Poli
as Signora Serao
- Gianfranco Varetto as Avvocato Scuotilancia
- Anna Pirri as Rosa
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Abdelhafid Metalsi
as Dottore Salman
- Chiara Pirri as Emilia
- Amid Farid as Al Giumeil
- Mohamed Malek Bchatnia as Ladro bazar
- Ahmed Ben Massoud as Vecchio campo minato
- Steven Beckingham as First Sergeant
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Israel Aduramo
as Soldato americano
- Mohmed Hedi Bahri as Firas scarpe
Crew
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Roberto Benigni
Director
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Fabio Cianchetti
Director of Photography
- Massimo Fiocchi Editor
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Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
- Ridha Turki Producer
- Gianluigi Braschi Producer
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Nicoletta Braschi
Producer
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Roberto Benigni
Writer
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Vincenzo Cerami
Writer
