Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts
2017•1h 14m•6.5•Released
DocumentaryHistory
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.
Director
Marco Spagnoli
Writer
Marco Spagnoli
Languages
English, Italian
Studio
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Cast
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
Production
Company
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Producer
Enrico Bufalini
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