Jul 04, 2014
121 min
Full-HD

Life Itself (2014)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Kartemquin Films CNN Films Film Rites KatLei Productions

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

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