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Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

2021•52m•7.3/10
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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7.3/10(6)

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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Production

Temps noir, Palomar, Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chloé Réjon

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Mauro Canali

Self

Vito Zagarrio

Vito Zagarrio

Self

Caterina D’Amico

Caterina D’Amico

Self

Francesca Comencini

Francesca Comencini

Self

Alessandro Blasetti

Alessandro Blasetti

Self (archive footage)

Giulio Andreotti

Giulio Andreotti

Self (archive footage)

Totò

Totò

Self (archive footage)

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Self (archive footage)

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Self (archive footage)

Giuseppe De Santis

Giuseppe De Santis

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Self (archive footage)

Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Self (archive footage)

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Self (archive footage)

Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Self (archive footage)

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