Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita
★ 7.3 · 2021 · 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.
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