Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

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2021
0h 52m
7.3(6 votes)
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History
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Overview

Cinecitta is today known as the center of the Italian film industry. But there is a dark past. The film city was solemnly inaugurated in 1937 by Mussolini. Here, propaganda films would be produced to strengthen the dictator's position.

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Temps noir
Palomar
Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Cast & Crew

25 members
Acting

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Chloé Réjon
Acting

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini
Acting

Mauro Canali

Self

No Image
Directing

Vito Zagarrio

Self

Vito Zagarrio
Acting

Caterina D’Amico

Self

Caterina D’Amico
Directing

Francesca Comencini

Self

Francesca Comencini
Directing

Alessandro Blasetti

Self (archive footage)

Alessandro Blasetti
Acting

Giulio Andreotti

Self (archive footage)

Giulio Andreotti
Acting

Totò

Self (archive footage)

Totò
Acting

Alida Valli

Self (archive footage)

Alida Valli
Acting

Massimo Girotti

Self (archive footage)

Massimo Girotti
Directing

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti
Acting

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Acting

Anna Magnani

Self (archive footage)

Anna Magnani
Directing

Giuseppe De Santis

Self (archive footage)

Giuseppe De Santis
Directing

Vittorio De Sica

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio De Sica
Acting

Gina Lollobrigida

Self (archive footage)

Gina Lollobrigida
Acting

Marcello Mastroianni

Self (archive footage)

Marcello Mastroianni
Acting

Vittorio Gassman

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Gassman
Acting

Alberto Sordi

Self (archive footage)

Alberto Sordi
Acting

Sophia Loren

Self (archive footage)

Sophia Loren
Acting

Amedeo Nazzari

Self (archive footage)

Amedeo Nazzari
Acting

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII
Directing

Federico Fellini

Self (archive footage)

Federico Fellini
Acting

Vittorio Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

No Image

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