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Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

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The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

74 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

14 June 2017

Country

Italy

Cast

Vinicio Marchioni

Vinicio Marchioni

Self - Narrator (voice)

Martina Querini

Martina Querini

Clara Calamai

Eleonora Belcamino

Eleonora Belcamino

Maria Denis

Eleonora Mancini

Eleonora Mancini

Elsa De Giorgi

Silvia Alù

Silvia Alù

Carla Del Poggio

Marta Manduca

Marta Manduca

Doris Duranti

Gloria Radulescu

Gloria Radulescu

Luisa Ferida

Eliana De Marinis

Eliana De Marinis

Isa Miranda

Marta Jacquier

Marta Jacquier

Alida Valli

Gian Piero Brunetta

Gian Piero Brunetta

Self - Film Historian

Cristina Comencini

Cristina Comencini

Self - Filmmaker

Mick La Salle

Mick La Salle

Self - Film Critic

Franco Mariotti

Franco Mariotti

Self - Actor

Giuliano Montaldo

Giuliano Montaldo

Self - Filmmaker

Carlo Vanzina

Carlo Vanzina

Self - Filmmaker

Enrico Vanzina

Enrico Vanzina

Self - Filmmaker

Enrico Lucherini

Enrico Lucherini

Self - Press Agent

Alessandro Roja

Alessandro Roja

Vittorio Mussolini (voice)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vittorio Mussolini

Vittorio Mussolini

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Luigi Freddi

Luigi Freddi

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Italo Balbo

Italo Balbo

Self - Politician (archive footage)

William Powell

William Powell

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Self - Actor (archive footage)

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart

Self - Aviator (archive footage)

Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Stokowski

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Doris Duranti

Doris Duranti

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Clara Calamai

Clara Calamai

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Maria Denis

Maria Denis

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Carla Del Poggio

Carla Del Poggio

Self - Actress (archive footage)

Carlo Lizzani

Carlo Lizzani

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Hal Roach

Hal Roach

Self - Producer (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Joseph I. Breen

Joseph I. Breen

Self - Film Censor (archive footage)

Pius XI.

Pius XI.

Self (archive footage)

Joseph Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Luisa Ferida

Luisa Ferida

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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