Life Itself
2014The 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.
Acted in
Stephen Stanton
as Roger Ebert (voice)
Roger Ebert
as Self - Film Critic
Chaz Ebert
as Self - Ebert's Wife
Ramin Bahrani
as Self - Filmmaker
Richard Corliss
as Self - Film Critic
Nancy De Los Santos
as Self - TV Producer
Ava DuVernay
as Self - Filmmaker
Bruce Elliot
as Self - Ebert's Friend
Laura Emerick
as Self - Journalist
Emil Evans
as Self - Ebert's Step-Grandson
Raven Evans
as Self - Ebert's Step-Granddaughter
Sonia Evans
as Self - Ebert's Step-Daughter
Thea Flaum
as Self - TV Producer
Josh Golden
as Self - Ebert Website Designer
Werner Herzog
as Self - Filmmaker
Marlene Iglitzen Siskel
as Self - Siskel's Wife
Carol Iwata
as Self - Ebert's Personal Assistant
Steve James
as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)
Rick Kogan
as Self - Newspaperman
Donna La Pietra
as Self - TV Producer
John McHugh
as Self - Ebert's Friend
Tom McNamee
as Self - Journalist
Errol Morris
as Self - Filmmaker
Howie Movshovitz
as Self - Ebert's Friend
William Nack
as Self - Writer
Gregory Nava
as Self - Filmmaker
Jonathan Rosenbaum
as Self - Filmmaker
Martin Scorsese
as Self - Filmmaker
A. O. Scott
as Self - Film Critic
Roger Simon
as Self - Writer
Johnny Carson
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Pauline Kael
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)
David Letterman
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Lynn Sherr
as Self - TV Journalist (archive footage)
Gene Siskel
as Self - Film Critic (archive footage)