01 Jan 1995
Le Cinéma de grand-père
Remarkable life story of Henri Diamant-Berger, a director and screenwriter whose devotion to cinema led him to collaborate with some of the greatest actors and filmmakers of his time.
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.
Top Billed Cast
Chloé Réjon Narrator (voice)
Benito Mussolini Self (archive footage)
Mauro Canali Self
Caterina D’Amico Self
Giulio Andreotti Self (archive footage)
Totò Self (archive footage)
Alida Valli Self (archive footage)
Massimo Girotti Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage)
Anna Magnani Self (archive footage)
Gina Lollobrigida Self (archive footage)
Marcello Mastroianni Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Gassman Self (archive footage)
Alberto Sordi Self (archive footage)
Sophia Loren Self (archive footage)
Amedeo Nazzari Self (archive footage)
Pope Pius XII Self (archive footage)
Vittorio Mussolini Self (archive footage)
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