

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
Genres
Overview
The story of Italian cinema under Fascism, a sophisticated film industry built around the founding of the Cinecittà studios and the successful birth of a domestic star system, populated by very peculiar artists among whom stood out several beautiful, magnetic, special actresses; a dark story of war, drugs, sex, censorship and tragedy.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
74 min
Release Date
2017-06-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.5
Vinicio Marchioni
Self - Narrator (voice)
Martina Querini
Clara Calamai
Eleonora Belcamino
Maria Denis
Eleonora Mancini
Elsa De Giorgi
Silvia Alù
Carla Del Poggio
Marta Manduca
Doris Duranti
Gloria Radulescu
Luisa Ferida
Eliana De Marinis
Isa Miranda
Marta Jacquier
Alida Valli
Gian Piero Brunetta
Self - Film Historian
Cristina Comencini
Self - Filmmaker
Mick La Salle
Self - Film Critic
Franco Mariotti
Self - Actor
Giuliano Montaldo
Self - Filmmaker
Carlo Vanzina
Self - Filmmaker
Enrico Vanzina
Self - Filmmaker
Enrico Lucherini
Self - Press Agent
Alessandro Roja
Vittorio Mussolini (voice)
Benito Mussolini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vittorio Mussolini
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Luigi Freddi
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Italo Balbo
Self - Politician (archive footage)
William Powell
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Mahatma Gandhi
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Amelia Earhart
Self - Aviator (archive footage)
Leopold Stokowski
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Doris Duranti
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Clara Calamai
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Alida Valli
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Maria Denis
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Carla Del Poggio
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Carlo Lizzani
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Hal Roach
Self - Producer (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph I. Breen
Self - Film Censor (archive footage)
Pius XI.
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Luisa Ferida
Self - Actress (archive footage)
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