Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita 2021

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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The cast

Chloé Réjon Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini Self (archive footage)

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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)

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