Werner Herzog as Himself; Stephen Stanton as Roger Ebert (voice); Martin Scorsese as Himself; Steve James as Himself; William Nack as Himself; Errol Morris as Himself; Ava DuVernay as Himself; Roger Ebert as Himself; Gene Siskel as Himself (archive footage); Sonia Evans as Herself; Chaz Ebert as Herself; A.O. Scott as Himself; Gregory Nava as Himself; Marlene Iglitzen as Herself; Ramin Bahrani as Himself
Rating
R (Restricted)
Cinematography
Dana Kupper
Language
English
Plot
Life Itself recounts the surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. The film details 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.