Life Itself (2014) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Steve James.

Cast

• 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)

Crew

• Paula DuPré Pesmen — Producer
• Steve James — Director
• Dana Kupper — Director of Photography
• Garrett Basch — Producer
• Steve James — Producer
• Zak Piper — Producer
• Joshua Abrams — Original Music Composer

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