Cinema Paradiso
1988-11-17A 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.

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.

Alfredo
Philippe Noiret

Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Jacques Perrin

Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Marco Leonardi

Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Salvatore Cascio

Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Agnese Nano

Maria Di Vita (young)
Antonella Attili

Maria Di Vita (aged)
Pupella Maggio

Spaccafico
Enzo Cannavale

Anna
Isa Danieli

Ignazio, usher
Leo Gullotta

Father Adelfio
Leopoldo Trieste

Fabbro, blacksmith
Tano Cimarosa

Village idiot
Nicola Di Pinto

Lia
Roberta Lena

Peppino's Father
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

Projectionist (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tornatore