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| Antonella Attili | ... | Maria Di Vita - Younger | |
| Enzo Cannavale | ... | Spaccafico | |
| Isa Danieli | ... | Anna | |
| Leo Gullotta | ... | Usher | |
| Marco Leonardi | ... | Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Teenager | |
| Pupella Maggio | ... | Maria Di Vita - Older | |
| Agnese Nano | ... | Elena Mendola | |
| Leopoldo Trieste | ... | Father Adelfio | |
| Salvatore Cascio | ... | Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Child | |
| Tano Cimarosa | ... | Blacksmith | |
| Nicola Di Pinto | ... | Village Idiot | |
| Roberta Lena | ... | Lia | |
| Nino Terzo | ... | Peppino's Father | |
| Jacques Perrin | ... | Salvatore 'Toto' Di Vita - Adult | |
| Philippe Noiret | ... | Alfredo | |
| Brigitte Fossey | ... | Elena Mendola - Adult, Director's cut only | |
| Nellina Laganà | |||
| Turi Giuffrida | |||
| Mariella Lo Giudice | |||
| Giorgio Libassi | |||
| Beatrice Palme | |||
| Ignazio Pappalardo | |||
| Angela Leontini | |||
| Mimmo Mignemi | |||
| Margherita Mignemi | |||
| Giuseppe Pellegrino | |||
| Turi Killer | |||
| Angelo Tosto | |||
| Concetta Borpagano | |||
| Franco Catalano |
Directed by | |||
| Giuseppe Tornatore | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Vanna Paoli | collaborating writer | |
| Giuseppe Tornatore | screenplay | |
| Giuseppe Tornatore | story | |
Produced by | |||
| Gabriella Carosio | .... | delegate producer: RAI | |
| Franco Cristaldi | .... | producer | |
| Giovanna Romagnoli | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Ennio Morricone | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Blasco Giurato | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mario Morra | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Andrea Crisanti | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Beatrice Bordone | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Laura Borselli | .... | assistant makeup artist (as Laura Borzelli) | |
| Paolo Borselli | .... | hair stylist (as Paolo Borzelli) | |
| Maurizio Trani | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Mino Barbera | .... | general manager | |
| Romualdo Buzzanca | .... | production manager (as Aldo Buzzanca) | |
| Eleonora Comencini | .... | production manager | |
| Aureliano Luppi | .... | production supervisor | |
| Salvo Luppo | .... | production supervisor | |
| Vittorio Noia | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Giuseppe Giglietti | .... | assistant director | |
| Pietra Tornatore | .... | second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Fabio Bonzi | .... | assistant production designer | |
| Benito Leonardi | .... | construction foreman | |
| Marco Maggi | .... | constructor | |
| Alberto Michettoni | .... | first property master | |
| Cinzia Milani | .... | assistant art director | |
| Marcello Molfo | .... | second property master | |
| Raffaele Pantaleo | .... | construction foreman | |
| Porfirio Perrone | .... | constructor | |
| Oreste Quercioli | .... | set painter | |
| Marina Zalapi | .... | assistant production designer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Luciano Anzellotti | .... | foley artist | |
| Annia Bargagli | .... | dubbing assistant | |
| Alberto Doni | .... | sound mixer | |
| Franco Finetti | .... | sound engineer | |
| Massimo Loffredi | .... | sound recordist | |
| Stefano Nissolino | .... | sound dubbing | |
| Giulio Viggiani | .... | boom operator | |
| Dan Edelstein | .... | supervising sound editor: special edition re-release (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Danilo Bollettini | .... | special effects technician | |
| Giovanni Corridori | .... | special effects coordinator (as Corridori) | |
Stunts | |||
| Angelo Ragusa | .... | stunt double | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Luca Biamonte | .... | still photographer | |
| Nazzareno Brescini | .... | chief electrician (as Neno Brescini) | |
| Claudio Diamanti | .... | grip | |
| Giuseppe Di Biase | .... | camera operator | |
| Fabio Lanciotti | .... | assistant camera | |
| Carlo Passari | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Giuseppe Petrignani | .... | key grip | |
| Giuseppe Sciarra | .... | electrician | |
| Giuseppe Sgarra | .... | electrician | |
| Elio Tolles | .... | electrician | |
| Doriano Torriero | .... | grip | |
Animation Department | |||
| Massimiliano Cerchi | .... | animator (as Alvaro Passeri) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jacopo Bellini | .... | assistant seamstress | |
| Luigi Bonanno | .... | costume assistant | |
| Amedeo Monti | .... | seamstress | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ida Cruciani | .... | assistant editor | |
| Giancarlo Mammetti | .... | color technician | |
| Luca Montanari | .... | assistant editor | |
| Stefano Quaglia | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| John M. Davis | .... | music editor (director's cut) | |
| Enrico DeMelis | .... | general music coordinator (as Enrico De Melis) | |
| Andrea Morricone | .... | composer: love theme | |
| Franco Tamponi | .... | musician: violin | |
Other crew | |||
| Nestore Baratella | .... | administrator | |
| Cesare Barbetti | .... | dubbing director | |
| Cesare Barbetti | .... | voice dubbing: Jacques Perrin | |
| Luigi Biamonte | .... | press agent | |
| Riccardo Caneva | .... | coordinator | |
| Lillo Capoano | .... | continuity director | |
| Vittorio Di Prima | .... | voice dubbing: Philippe Noiret | |
| Vittoria Febbi | .... | voice dubbing: Brigitte Fossey | |
| Peter Fernandez | .... | voice director (US version) | |
| Elizabetta Gizzi | .... | administrator (as Elisabetta Gizzi) | |
| Francesco Liberati | .... | production secretary | |
| Bruno Morganti | .... | production secretary | |
| Vanna Paoli | .... | researcher: film clips | |
| Carla Pettini | .... | coordination secretary | |
| Alba Maria Ruggeri | .... | cashier | |
| Luciano Vittori | .... | print production | |
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I have seen this film at least a dozen times and each time I am carried away to a small village in Italy, where the dreams of a small boy come true and we can join his spellbinding journey. The Italian language (it is subtitled) adds to the film's beauty and music, the characters are so real you can almost smell them. I am absorbed into "Paradiso" each time I watch it, so that when it is over, I am shocked into the realisation that I haven't actually been anywhere except right there, in my theatre seat. I am not a huge "art house" film fan or indeed enjoy subtitled films (it is hard on the old eyes!) but "Paradiso" is a gem and is worth seeing again and again.