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The Tiger and the Snow

2005 · 1h 54m · Comedy · Drama · Romance

A love-struck Italian poet is stuck in Iraq at the onset of an American invasion.

IMDb
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
Metacritic
22

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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?

Cast

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Attilio de Giovanni

Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Fuad

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Vittoria

Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox

Nancy Browning

Giuseppe Battiston

Giuseppe Battiston

Ermanno

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Self / Sè stesso

Andrea Renzi

Andrea Renzi

Dottor Guazzelli

Lucia Poli

Lucia Poli

Signora Serao

Gianfranco Varetto

Avvocato Scuotilancia

Anna Pirri

Rosa

Abdelhafid Metalsi

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

Crew

Media

Details

Release date
October 14, 2005
Status
Released
Original language
Italian
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
13
Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$24,000,000
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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