Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita

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

Chloé Réjon

as Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini

as Self (archive footage)

Mauro Canali

as Self

Vito Zagarrio

as Self

Caterina D’Amico

as Self

Francesca Comencini

as Self

Alessandro Blasetti

as Self (archive footage)

Giulio Andreotti

as Self (archive footage)

Totò

as Self (archive footage)

Alida Valli

as Self (archive footage)

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