Life Itself (2014)

7.5/10 121 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Stephen Stanton

Roger Ebert (voice)

Roger Ebert

Self - Film Critic

Chaz Ebert

Self - Ebert's Wife

Ramin Bahrani

Self - Filmmaker

Ava DuVernay

Self - Filmmaker

Werner Herzog

Self - Filmmaker

Steve James

Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

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