Life Itself
R
2014
121 minutes
Overview
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.
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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)