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A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
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A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.
Release date
20 December 1997
Runtime
1h 56m
Status
Released
Origin
Italy
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Worldwide figures from TMDB; not real-time.
Production budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide revenue
$230,098,753
Revenue less budget
+$210,098,753