Life Itself

July. 04,2014      R
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Stephen Stanton as  Roger Ebert (voice)
Roger Ebert as  Self - Film Critic
Chaz Ebert as  Self - Ebert's Wife
Ramin Bahrani as  Self - Filmmaker
Ava DuVernay as  Self - Filmmaker
Werner Herzog as  Self - Filmmaker
Steve James as  Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

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