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Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

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.

2017 |1h 14m |  Documentary, History

Cast

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Vinicio Marchioni

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Martina Querini

Clara Calamai

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Silvia Alù

Carla Del Poggio

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Gloria Radulescu

Luisa Ferida

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Alessandro Roja

Vittorio Mussolini (voice)

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Benito Mussolini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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William Powell

Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Douglas Fairbanks

Self - Actor (archive footage)

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Mary Pickford

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Mahatma Gandhi

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Amelia Earhart

Self - Aviator (archive footage)

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Leopold Stokowski

Self - Musician (archive footage)

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Charlie Chaplin

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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Doris Duranti

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Clara Calamai

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Alida Valli

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Maria Denis

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Carla Del Poggio

Self - Actress (archive footage)

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Adolf Hitler

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Joseph I. Breen

Self - Film Censor (archive footage)

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Pope Pius XI

Self (archive footage)

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Joseph Goebbels

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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Luisa Ferida

Self - Actress (archive footage)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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