Life Itself
Released
July 4, 2014
Runtime: 2h 1m
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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Cast & Crew
Stephen Stanton
Roger Ebert (voice)
Roger Ebert
Self - Film Critic
Chaz Ebert
Self - Ebert's Wife
Ramin Bahrani
Self - Filmmaker
- RC
Richard Corliss
Self - Film Critic
- NS
Nancy De Los Santos
Self - TV Producer
Ava DuVernay
Self - Filmmaker
- BE
Bruce Elliot
Self - Ebert's Friend
- LE
Laura Emerick
Self - Journalist
- EE
Emil Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Grandson
- RE
Raven Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Granddaughter
- SE
Sonia Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Daughter
- TF
Thea Flaum
Self - TV Producer
- JG
Josh Golden
Self - Ebert Website Designer
Werner Herzog
Self - Filmmaker
- MS
Marlene Iglitzen Siskel
Self - Siskel's Wife
- CI
Carol Iwata
Self - Ebert's Personal Assistant
Steve James
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
Steve James
Director
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