Life Itself (2014)
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- R
- 2h 1min
- Documentary, Biography
- 04 Jul 2014 (USA)
- Movie
The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
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Awards:
- 25 wins & 33 nominations.
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Reviews:
Photos and Videos
Cast
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| Martin Scorsese | ... |
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| Werner Herzog | ... |
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| Ava DuVernay | ... |
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| Errol Morris | ... |
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| Stephen Stanton | ... |
Roger Ebert (voice)
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| Roger Ebert | ... |
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| Ramin Bahrani | ... |
Self
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| Gene Siskel | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Steve James | ... |
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| Gregory Nava | ... |
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| Chaz Ebert | ... |
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Donna La Pietra | ... |
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(as Donna LaPietra)
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| Nancy De Los Santos-Reza | ... |
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| Marlene Siskel | ... |
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(as Marlene Iglitzen)
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| Jonathan Rosenbaum | ... |
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| William Nack | ... |
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| Thea Flaum | ... |
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| Richard Corliss | ... |
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| Rick Kogan | ... |
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| A.O. Scott | ... |
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| Howie Movshovitz | ... |
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| Josh Golden | ... |
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| Roger Simon | ... |
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| Sonia Evans | ... |
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| John McHugh | ... |
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Raven Evans | ... |
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| Bruce Elliot | ... |
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Laura Emerick | ... |
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Tom McNamee | ... |
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| Saul Bellow | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ben Bradlee | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Johnny Carson | ... |
Self (footage from 'The Tonight Show') (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Barbara Harris | ... |
Albuquerque (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Hugh Hefner | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Al Jolson | ... |
Jakie Rabinowitz (footage from 'The Jazz Singer') (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Pauline Kael | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Martin Luther King | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| David Letterman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jerry Lewis | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Russ Meyer | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Rupert Murdoch | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Andrew Sarris | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Studs Terkel | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Oprah Winfrey | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Steve James | ||
Produced by
| Garrett Basch | ... | producer |
| Emily Hart | ... | co-producer |
| Steve James | ... | producer |
| Lizzie Kerner | ... | supervising producer |
| Mark Mitten | ... | executive producer |
| Justine Nagan | ... | executive producer |
| Zak Piper | ... | producer |
| Gordon Quinn | ... | executive producer |
| Josh Schollmeyer | ... | co-producer |
| Martin Scorsese | ... | executive producer |
| Courtney Sexton | ... | supervising producer |
| Kat White | ... | executive producer |
| Steven Zaillian | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Joshua Abrams | ||
Cinematography by
| Dana Kupper | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Steve James | ||
| David E. Simpson | ||
Editorial Department
| Ryan Gleeson | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Will Thwaites | ... | post-production assistant |
Art Department
| Jenna Caravello | ... | designer |
| Genevieve Nicholas | ... | set dresser |
| Dan Sharkey | ... | lead designer: graphics |
Sound Department
| Alison Ho | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Josh Hunnicut | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Tim Konn | ... | audio post supervisor |
| Drew Levinson | ... | additional sound |
| Zak Piper | ... | sound recordist |
| Mike Regan | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Todd Resnick | ... | German Language Supervisor |
| Louise Rider | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
| Drew Weir | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Mark Wilkening | ... | voiceover recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Michael Matusek | ... | colorist |
| Elliot Rudmann | ... | second digital colorist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nora Ballard | ... | additional camera |
| Martin Gradek | ... | additional camera operator |
| Jackson James | ... | second camera |
| Steve James | ... | additional camera |
Music Department
| Linda Cohen | ... | music supervisor |
| Billy Sullivan | ... | musician / scoring mixer |
Additional Crew
| Kristen Allen | ... | pr assistant: KatLei Productions |
| Ramin Bahrani | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of |
| Myles Beeson | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of |
| Benjamin Berkowitz | ... | marketing & publicity |
| Andrew Degner | ... | production assistant |
| Scott Dummler | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of |
| Ava DuVernay | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of |
| Chaz Ebert | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of |
| Roger Ebert | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of |
| Brian Gersten | ... | intern |
| Kazuko Golden | ... | intern |
| Hugh Hefner | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of (as Hugh M. Hefner) |
| Tim Horsburgh | ... | director of communications and distribution: Kartemquin Films |
| Kelly MacLanahan | ... | legal for CNN |
| Carl Louis Mohr | ... | production assistant |
| Susan Muir | ... | completion bond guarantor |
| Jake Winter Newberry | ... | production assistant (as Jacob Newberry) |
| Suzanne Niemoth | ... | chief financial and operations officer: Kartemquin Films |
| Brandon Phipps | ... | production assistant |
| Virat Sharma | ... | production assistant |
| Marlene Siskel | ... | archival stills and footage courtesy of (as Marlene Iglitzen) |
| Alex Skalomenos | ... | Crowdfunding Campaign Supervisor (as Alexander Skalomenos) / Outreach Coordinator |
| Beckie Stocchetti | ... | staff |
| Stacey Wolf | ... | business affairs |
Thanks
| Fernando Abadie | ... | special thanks |
| Josh Abelon | ... | special thanks |
| Carter Adams | ... | special thanks |
| David H. Adler | ... | special thanks |
| Nathan Adloff | ... | special thanks |
| Colby Allen | ... | special thanks |
| Monica Angrand | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Aronson | ... | special thanks |
| Jerry Aronson | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Athey | ... | special thanks |
| Patricia Aufderheide | ... | special thanks |
| Vlad Avesalon | ... | special thanks |
| Ramin Bahrani | ... | special thanks |
| Guilherme Baiardi | ... | special thanks |
| Michael S Banks | ... | special thanks |
| Christopher Beaubien | ... | special thanks |
| Eric Beltmann | ... | special thanks |
| Kelli Joan Bennett | ... | special thanks |
| Craig Bentley | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Berlind | ... | special thanks |
| K.T. Sullivan & Chris Bing | ... | special thanks |
| Nick Bishop | ... | special thanks |
| Marcelline Block | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Brown | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Michael Brown | ... | special thanks |
| Sara Chapman | ... | special thanks |
| Casey Clausen | ... | special thanks (as Casey & Jessie Clausen) |
| Jessie Clausen | ... | special thanks (as Casey & Jessie Clausen) |
| Stephanie L. Coats | ... | special thanks |
| Dean Codrington | ... | special thanks |
| Chico Colvard | ... | special thanks |
| Josip Condic | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Kay Cook | ... | special thanks |
| Sarah Cooke | ... | special thanks |
| Jeremy Coon | ... | special thanks |
| Lizi Cosslett | ... | special thanks |
| Patrick Crowley | ... | special thanks |
| Brian Cudiamat | ... | special thanks |
| Raven De La Croix | ... | special thanks |
| Patrick Degan | ... | special thanks |
| Adam Dick | ... | special thanks |
| Jed Dietz | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Dummler | ... | special thanks |
| Ava DuVernay | ... | special thanks |
| Chaz Ebert | ... | heartfelt thanks (as Chaz) |
| Roger Ebert | ... | heartfelt thanks (as Roger) |
| Jim Emerson | ... | special thanks |
| Michael J. Epstein | ... | special thanks |
| Víctor Escribano | ... | special thanks |
| Anthony Faust | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Fenwick | ... | special thanks |
| Mark Ferguson | ... | special thanks |
| Joe Fishel | ... | special thanks |
| Larry Fleming | ... | special thanks |
| Judy Galloway | ... | special thanks |
| Alejandro J. Garcia | ... | special thanks |
| Anre Garrett | ... | special thanks |
| Justine Gendron | ... | special thanks |
| Matt Genné | ... | special thanks |
| Ryan J. Gilmer | ... | special thanks |
| Alexis Giusfredi | ... | special thanks |
| Carlos González-Salicrup | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Griebel | ... | special thanks |
| David Haedrich | ... | special thanks |
| Alison Hanold | ... | special thanks |
| Bryan & Pam Hanson | ... | special thanks |
| Ken Harwood | ... | special thanks |
| Ted Haycraft | ... | special thanks |
| Werner Herzog | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Hootman | ... | special thanks |
| Raj Jawa | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Johnson | ... | special thanks |
| KaiCarra | ... | special thanks |
| Cynthia Kane | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Kellam | ... | special thanks |
| David Kilroy | ... | special thanks |
| Kristofor King | ... | special thanks |
| Nathan B. Kinney | ... | special thanks (as Nathan Kinney) |
| Craig Knowles | ... | special thanks |
| Nate Kouri | ... | special thanks (as Nate & Steve Kouri) |
| Steve Kouri | ... | special thanks (as Nate & Steve Kouri) |
| Ines Lagos | ... | special thanks |
| Jason M. Lange | ... | special thanks |
| Jennifer Lange-Pomes | ... | special thanks |
| Vincent Lasita | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin B. Lee | ... | special thanks |
| Erik Lehmann | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Lehmann | ... | special thanks |
| Carrie Litkowski | ... | special thanks |
| Billy Luther | ... | special thanks |
| David Mandelbrot | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin Marinier | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Marlow | ... | special thanks |
| Gisela Marquez | ... | special thanks |
| Kristin McCracken | ... | special thanks |
| Jennifer R. McZier | ... | special thanks |
| Jamie Mendonça | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Meyer-Strom | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Bryce Milburn | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Minetti | ... | special thanks |
| Rick Minnich | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Moran | ... | special thanks |
| Errol Morris | ... | special thanks |
| John J. Murray | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Muscio | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin R. Nash | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Norwood | ... | special thanks |
| Nick Nylen | ... | special thanks |
| Barbara Ann O'Leary | ... | special thanks |
| Casey Oliver | ... | special thanks |
| Susan Pennell | ... | special thanks |
| Mary Lou Petty | ... | special thanks |
| Rev. Carroll Pickett | ... | special thanks |
| Jeffrey Prawdiuk-Spurr | ... | special thanks |
| Dan Prestwich | ... | special thanks (as Dan & Shenan Prestwich) |
| Shenan Prestwich | ... | special thanks (as Dan & Shenan Prestwich) |
| Melanie Provan | ... | special thanks |
| Claire Querée | ... | special thanks |
| Cornelia Ravenal | ... | special thanks |
| Jude Ray | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Ring | ... | special thanks (as Teme & Jeff Ring) |
| Teme Ring | ... | special thanks (as Teme & Jeff Ring) |
| John Rivera | ... | special thanks |
| Sarah Rochelle | ... | special thanks |
| Michelle Rodda | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Rodgers | ... | special thanks |
| Shae Rohrer | ... | special thanks |
| John Rotan | ... | special thanks |
| Annette Sanchez | ... | special thanks |
| John Saroff | ... | special thanks |
| Martin Scorsese | ... | special thanks |
| A.O. Scott | ... | special thanks |
| Amanda Seip | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew James Sheldon | ... | special thanks |
| David Sidore | ... | special thanks |
| Jozef Siroka | ... | special thanks |
| Marlene Siskel | ... | special thanks (as Marlene Iglitzen) |
| Daniel Skubal | ... | special thanks |
| David Styburski | ... | special thanks |
| May Swan | ... | special thanks (as May & Ted Swan) |
| Ted Swan | ... | special thanks (as May & Ted Swan) |
| Bank Tangjaitrong | ... | special thanks |
| Michelle Tesoro | ... | special thanks |
| Darryl Timm | ... | special thanks |
| Mitch Tobin | ... | special thanks |
| Rev. J. Hollis Tomlinson | ... | special thanks |
| Benjamin Turnbull | ... | special thanks |
| David Ulm | ... | special thanks (as Lisa & David Ulm) |
| Lisa Ulm | ... | special thanks (as Lisa & David Ulm) |
| Zac Upstone | ... | special thanks |
| Jon W. Vickers | ... | special thanks (as Jon Vickers) |
| Selah Victor | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Waterman | ... | special thanks |
| Monika Watkins | ... | special thanks |
| Charlie Wellock | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Wendt | ... | special thanks |
| Ryan Werner | ... | special thanks |
| Mike White | ... | special thanks |
| Jamie Wilkinson | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Williams | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Wimsatt | ... | special thanks |
| John K. Wozniak | ... | special thanks |
| Pearl Wu | ... | special thanks |
| Justin John Zarian | ... | special thanks |
| Thomas Zimmerman | ... | special thanks |
| Nathan Zoebl | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Dogwoof (2014) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Energía Entusiasta (2015) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Fabula Films (2015) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Magnolia Pictures (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- I Wonder Pictures (2014) (Italy)
- I Wonder Pictures (2015) (Italy)
- Magnolia Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- Mubi (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- Netflix (2015) (Belgium) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2015) (Netherlands) (video) (VOD)
- Spectra Filmworks (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- True Content Entertainment (2020) (Italy) (as Sweet Chili Entertainment)
Special Effects
- Dizzy Giant (motion graphics)
Other Companies
- Another Country (audio post facility)
- Bettmann/Corbis (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Chicago Film Archives (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Columbia Pictures (additional stills and footage)
- De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG) (additional stills and footage)
- Film Finances (film completion guarantor)
- Framepool (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Getty Images (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Gotham Sound and Communications (Walkie talkies provided by)
- Harpo Productions (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Image Entertainment (additional stills and footage)
- KatLei Productions (in association with)
- Kino Lorber (additional stills and footage)
- Miramax (additional stills and footage)
- NBCUniversal Archives (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- New York Times Company (additional stills and footage)
- Nolo Digital Film (high definition finish)
- Paramount Pictures (additional stills and footage)
- Parlor One (music recorded at)
- Playboy Enterprises (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Post Factory NY (post-production facilities)
- Searchlight Pictures (additional stills and footage)
- Soma Electronic Music Studios (music mixed at)
- Soma Electronic Music Studios (music recorded at)
- Streamline Films (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- TED Conferences (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- The Chicago Tribune (additional stills and footage)
- The Criterion Collection (additional stills and footage)
- The Criterion Collection (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
- Touchstone Home Entertainment (additional stills and footage)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (additional stills and footage)
- Twentieth Century Fox (additional stills and footage)
- United Artists (additional stills and footage)
- Universal Pictures (additional stills and footage)
- Walt Disney Pictures (additional stills and footage)
- Warner Bros./Seven Arts (additional stills and footage)
- Warner Home Video (additional stills and footage)
- WireImage (archival stills and footage courtesy of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
'Life Itself' recounts the surprising and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert - a story that's by turns personal, wistful, funny, painful, and transcendent. The film explores the impact and legacy of Roger Ebert's life: from his Pulitzer Prize-winning film criticism and his nearly quarter-century run with Gene Siskel on their review show, to becoming one of the country's most influential cultural voices, and finally to Roger's inspiring battles with cancer and the resulting physical disability - how he literally and symbolically put a new face on the disease and continued to be a cultural force despite it. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | The only thing Roger loved more than movies See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $153,875 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $131,411, 04 Jul 2014 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Contrary to popular belief, the film is not narrated by Roger Ebert. Vocal impersonator Stephen Stanton provided his talents while mimicking Ebert's distinct sound to absolute perfection. Stanton also voiced Ebert on Robot Chicken (2001). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Dan Aykroyd/Chaz Ebert/Nick Thune (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tired of Crying See more » |
| Quotes |
Roger Ebert:
Look at a movie that a lot of people love and you'll find something profound no matter how silly the film may seem. See more » |