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Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

7.3May 16, 20210h 52mDocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

Directed by Emmanuelle Nobécourt

Written by Jeanne Burel, Emmanuelle Nobécourt

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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Cast

Chloé Réjon

Chloé Réjon

Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

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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)

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