

Il vizio di vivere
1988, Italian. Directed by Dino Risi.
A car accident leaves a young woman completely paralyzed and forced to live in an iron lung. Her boyfriend leaves her, but the unfortunate woman manages to spark tender feelings in a journalist. Inspired by the story of Rosanna Benzi, who spent twenty-eight years in an iron lung.
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 21 July 1988
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Rosanna Benzi, Saverio Paffumi, Ennio De Concini
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Il vizio di vivere runs 64 minutes (1h 4m).
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Il vizio di vivere isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 July 1988. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Il vizio di vivere?
Il vizio di vivere (1988) was directed by Dino Risi and stars Carol Alt, Andrea Occhipinti, William Berger.