Project Author: David Mills
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
RAI, Tre Forum, Les Films Ariane, TF1 Films Production
Cinema Paradiso
An enchanted village. A wonderful friendship. Star-crossed lovers. And the magic of the movies.
Genre:
Drama, Romance
Runtime:
124
Released:
1988
Rating:
8.4
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Giuseppe Tornatore, Vanna Paoli, Giuseppe Tornatore
FILM OVERVIEW
Cinema Paradiso
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village’s theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater’s projectionist.
DIRECTOR
Giuseppe Tornatore
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Giuseppe Tornatore (Director)
Giuseppe Tornatore (Screenplay)
Franco Cristaldi (Producer)
Giovanna Romagnoli (Producer)
Ennio Morricone (Original Music Composer)
Blasco Giurato (Director of Photography)
Mario Morra (Editor)
Alberto Doni (Sound Mixer)
Vanna Paoli (Writer)
Giovanni Corridori (Special Effects Coordinator)
CAST MEMBERS
Philippe Noiret
Jacques Perrin
Marco Leonardi
Salvatore Cascio
Agnese Nano
Antonella Attili
Pupella Maggio
Enzo Cannavale
Isa Danieli
Leo Gullotta
MORE PRODUCTION
Andrea Morricone (Additional Soundtrack), Andrea Crisanti (Production Design), Paolo Borselli (Hairstylist), Maurizio Trani (Makeup Artist), Giuseppe Giglietti (Assistant Director), Danilo Bollettini (Special Effects), Angelo Ragusa (Stunts), Alvaro Passeri (Animation), Luigi Bonanno (Assistant Costume Designer), Luca Montanari (Assistant Editor), Giuseppe Di Biase (Camera Operator), Massimo Anzellotti (Sound Effects Editor), Dan Edelstein (Supervising Sound Editor), Beatrice Bordone (Costume Design), Franco Tamponi (Musician), Giuseppe Tornatore (Story)
MORE CAST
Leopoldo Trieste, Tano Cimarosa, Nicola Di Pinto, Roberta Lena, Nino Terzo, Turi Giuffrida, Mimmo Mignemi, Mariella Lo Giudice, Giorgio Libassi, Beatrice Palme, Ignazio Pappalardo, Angela Leontini, Turi Killer, Angelo Tosto, Franco Catalano, Nellina Lagana, Margherita Mignemi, Giuseppe Pellegrino, Concetta Borpagano, Brigitte Fossey, Giuseppe Tornatore
