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Life Is Beautiful is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Grigori Tchoukhraï with Giancarlo Giannini
Life Is Beautiful (1979)
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Add to a movie listLife Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella, Russian: Жизнь прекрасна, also known as Betrayed) is a 1979 Italian-Soviet romance drama film directed by Grigory Chukhray.
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Dans les dernières années du régime de Salazar, Antonio Murillo est pilote militaire dans l'Angola en lutte contre le colonisateur portugais. Il refuse, un jour, de bombarder un navire sur lequel se trouvent des femmes et des enfants, et décide de rentrer chez lui. À Lisbonne, il trouve un emploi de chauffeur de taxi, et rencontre la belle Maria, serveuse dans un bar. Convoqué au palais de justice, il apprend que Maria fait partie d'une organisation qui s'oppose au régime de Salazar. Pour la protéger, il se retrouve en prison mais parvient à s'échapper. Antonio et Maria réussissent finalement à s'enfuir de Lisbonne à bord d'un avion.Actors
Giancarlo Giannini
(Antonio Murillo)
Ornella Muti
(Maria)
Stefano Madia
(Paco)
Regimantas Adomaitis
Juozas Budraitis
(Gomez)
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