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The Tiger and the Snow
The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow

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

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ComedyDramaRomance

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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?

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Budget

$35000000

Revenue

$24000000

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.751/10

Release Date

14 October 2005

Country

Italy

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

Gianfranco Varetto

Avvocato Scuotilancia

Anna Pirri

Anna Pirri

Rosa

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Abdelhafid Metalsi

Dottore Salman

Chiara Pirri

Chiara Pirri

Emilia

Amid Farid

Amid Farid

Al Giumeil

Mohamed Malek Bchatnia

Mohamed Malek Bchatnia

Ladro bazar

Ahmed Ben Massoud

Ahmed Ben Massoud

Vecchio campo minato

Steven Beckingham

Steven Beckingham

First Sergeant

Israel Aduramo

Israel Aduramo

Soldato americano

Mohmed Hedi Bahri

Mohmed Hedi Bahri

Firas scarpe

Franco Barbero

Franco Barbero

David Tristan Birkin

David Tristan Birkin

US Marine

Simone Carella

Simone Carella

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