Life Itself
2014
2h 1min
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
Storyline
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
Released
July 2014
Runtime
2h 1min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Kartemquin Films, CNN Films, Film Rites, KatLei Productions
Cast
Stephen Stanton
Roger Ebert (voice)
Roger Ebert
Self - Film Critic
Chaz Ebert
Self - Ebert's Wife
Ramin Bahrani
Self - Filmmaker
Richard Corliss
Self - Film Critic
Nancy De Los Santos
Self - TV Producer
Ava DuVernay
Self - Filmmaker
Bruce Elliot
Self - Ebert's Friend
Laura Emerick
Self - Journalist
Emil Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Grandson
Raven Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Granddaughter
Sonia Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Daughter
Thea Flaum
Self - TV Producer
Josh Golden
Self - Ebert Website Designer
Werner Herzog
Self - Filmmaker
Marlene Iglitzen Siskel
Self - Siskel's Wife
Carol Iwata
Self - Ebert's Personal Assistant
Steve James
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
Rick Kogan
Self - Newspaperman
Donna La Pietra
Self - TV Producer
John McHugh
Self - Ebert's Friend
Tom McNamee
Self - Journalist
Errol Morris
Self - Filmmaker
Howie Movshovitz
Self - Ebert's Friend
William Nack
Self - Writer
Gregory Nava
Self - Filmmaker
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Filmmaker
Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker
A. O. Scott
Self - Film Critic
Roger Simon
Self - Writer
Johnny Carson
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Pauline Kael
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
David Letterman
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Lynn Sherr
Self - TV Journalist (archive footage)
Gene Siskel
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
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