The Tiger and the Snow (2005)
Overview
Love and injury in time of war. Attilio de Giovanni teaches poetry in Italy. He has a romantic soul, and women love him. But he is in love with Vittoria, and the love is unrequited. Every night he dreams of marrying her, in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, as Tom Waits sings. Vittoria travels to Iraq with her friend, Fuad, a poet; they are there with the second Gulf War breaks out. Vittoria is injured. Attilio must get to her side, and then, as war rages around him, he must find her the medical care she needs. In war, does love conquer all?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $35,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $24,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | it |
| Popularity | 9.743 |
Directed By
Roberto Benigni
Crew
Roberto Benigni
Gianluigi Braschi
Nicoletta Braschi
Ridha Turki
Nicola Piovani
Fabio Cianchetti
Massimo Fiocchi
Nathalie Chéron
Louise Stjernsward
Elda Ferri
Lucia Barbato
Maurizio Sabatini
Pino Borselli
Roberto Benigni
Vincenzo Cerami
TOP CAST
Roberto Benigni
Attilio de Giovanni
Jean Reno
Fuad
Nicoletta Braschi
Vittoria
Emilia Fox
Nancy Browning
Giuseppe Battiston
Ermanno
Tom Waits
Self / Sè stesso
Andrea Renzi
Dottor Guazzelli
Lucia Poli
Signora Serao
Gianfranco Varetto
Avvocato Scuotilancia
Anna Pirri
Rosa
Abdelhafid Metalsi
Dottore Salman
Chiara Pirri
Emilia
Amid Farid
Al Giumeil
Mohamed Malek Bchatnia
Ladro bazar
Ahmed Ben Massoud
Vecchio campo minato
Steven Beckingham
First Sergeant
Israel Aduramo
Soldato americano
Mohmed Hedi Bahri
Firas scarpe
David Tristan Birkin
US Marine
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