Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)

05/16/2021 (FR) • 52m

Documentary, History, TV Movie

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.

Top Billed Cast

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Alessandro Blasetti

Self (archive footage)

Giulio Andreotti

Self (archive footage)

Totò

Self (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

propaganda

fascism

world war ii

filmmaking

documentary filmmaking

italian history

cinema history

motion picture studio

movie studio

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