Life Itself(2014)
The only thing Roger loved more than movies
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.
Movie: Life Itself
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Roger Ebert (voice)
Self - Film Critic
Self - Ebert's Wife
Self - Filmmaker
Self - Filmmaker
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