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Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

2021

52 minutes

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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.

Top Cast

Chloé Réjon headshot

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini headshot

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Mauro Canali headshot

Mauro Canali

Self

Vito Zagarrio headshot

Vito Zagarrio

Self

Caterina D’Amico headshot

Caterina D’Amico

Self

Francesca Comencini headshot

Francesca Comencini

Self

Alessandro Blasetti headshot

Alessandro Blasetti

Self (archive footage)

Giulio Andreotti headshot

Giulio Andreotti

Self (archive footage)

Totò headshot

Totò

Self (archive footage)

Alida Valli headshot

Alida Valli

Self (archive footage)

Massimo Girotti headshot

Massimo Girotti

Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti headshot

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt headshot

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Anna Magnani headshot

Anna Magnani

Self (archive footage)

Giuseppe De Santis headshot

Giuseppe De Santis

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio De Sica headshot

Vittorio De Sica

Self (archive footage)

Gina Lollobrigida headshot

Gina Lollobrigida

Self (archive footage)

Marcello Mastroianni headshot

Marcello Mastroianni

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Gassman headshot

Vittorio Gassman

Self (archive footage)

Alberto Sordi headshot

Alberto Sordi

Self (archive footage)

Sophia Loren headshot

Sophia Loren

Self (archive footage)

Amedeo Nazzari headshot

Amedeo Nazzari

Self (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII headshot

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Federico Fellini headshot

Federico Fellini

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Mussolini headshot

Vittorio Mussolini

Self (archive footage)