Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
May 16 2021
•1h 52m
•Documentary, History, TV Movie
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.
Cast
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Chloé Réjon
Narrator (voice)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Mauro Canali
Self
Vito Zagarrio
Self
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