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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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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

52 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

16 May 2021

Country

France

Cast

Chloé Réjon

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Mauro Canali

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)

Sophia Loren

Sophia Loren

Self (archive footage)

Amedeo Nazzari

Amedeo Nazzari

Self (archive footage)

Pope Pius XII

Pope Pius XII

Self (archive footage)

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Self (archive footage)

Vittorio Mussolini

Vittorio Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

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