

Life Itself(2014)
"The only thing Roger loved more than movies."
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.
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Stephen Stanton
Roger Ebert (voice)

Roger Ebert
Self - Film Critic

Chaz Ebert
Self - Ebert's Wife

Ramin Bahrani
Self - Filmmaker
Richard Corliss
Self - Film Critic
Nancy De Los Santos
Self - TV Producer

Ava DuVernay
Self - Filmmaker
Bruce Elliot
Self - Ebert's Friend
Laura Emerick
Self - Journalist
Emil Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Grandson
Raven Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Granddaughter
Sonia Evans
Self - Ebert's Step-Daughter
Thea Flaum
Self - TV Producer
Josh Golden
Self - Ebert Website Designer

Werner Herzog
Self - Filmmaker
Marlene Iglitzen Siskel
Self - Siskel's Wife
Carol Iwata
Self - Ebert's Personal Assistant

Steve James
Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
Rick Kogan
Self - Newspaperman
Donna La Pietra
Self - TV Producer
John McHugh
Self - Ebert's Friend
Tom McNamee
Self - Journalist

Errol Morris
Self - Filmmaker
Howie Movshovitz
Self - Ebert's Friend
William Nack
Self - Writer

Gregory Nava
Self - Filmmaker
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self - Filmmaker

Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker
A. O. Scott
Self - Film Critic
Roger Simon
Self - Writer

Johnny Carson
Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Chevy Chase
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Pauline Kael
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

David Letterman
Self - TV Host (archive footage)

Oprah Winfrey
Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Lynn Sherr
Self - TV Journalist (archive footage)

Gene Siskel
Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
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