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Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

7.3

2021•52m

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.

Production

Production

Cast

Photo of Chloé Réjon

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Photo of Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Vito Zagarrio

Vito Zagarrio

Self

Photo of Caterina D’Amico

Caterina D’Amico

Self

Photo of Francesca Comencini

Francesca Comencini

Self

Photo of Alessandro Blasetti

Alessandro Blasetti

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Giulio Andreotti

Giulio Andreotti

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Totò

Totò

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Anna Magnani

Anna Magnani

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Giuseppe De Santis

Giuseppe De Santis

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Gina Lollobrigida

Gina Lollobrigida

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Vittorio Gassman

Vittorio Gassman

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Alberto Sordi

Alberto Sordi

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Self (archive footage)

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