Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.977 |
Directed By
Emmanuelle Nobécourt
Crew
Emmanuelle Nobécourt
Jeanne Burel
Martin Laurent
Erwan Bizeul
Georges de Genevraye
Andrea Romeo
Ermanno Guida
Nicola Serra
Daniele Ongaro
Emmanuelle Nobécourt
Jean Poulhalec
Sandro Chessa
Carlo Degli Esposti
Ermanno Guida
Andrea Oppo
TOP CAST
Chloé Réjon
Narrator (voice)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Mauro Canali
Self
Vito Zagarrio
Self
Caterina D’Amico
Self
Francesca Comencini
Self
Alessandro Blasetti
Self (archive footage)
Giulio Andreotti
Self (archive footage)
Totò
Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli
Self (archive footage)
Massimo Girotti
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Anna Magnani
Self (archive footage)
Giuseppe De Santis
Self (archive footage)
Vittorio De Sica
Self (archive footage)
Gina Lollobrigida
Self (archive footage)
Marcello Mastroianni
Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Gassman
Self (archive footage)
Alberto Sordi
Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren
Self (archive footage)
Amedeo Nazzari
Self (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII
Self (archive footage)
Federico Fellini
Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
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