Documentary History
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.
Directed by
Marco Spagnoli
Written by
Marco Spagnoli
Charlie Chaplin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
William Powell
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Alida Valli
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Mahatma Gandhi
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Alessandro Roja
Vittorio Mussolini (voice)
Benito Mussolini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vinicio Marchioni
Self - Narrator (voice)
Maria Denis
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Carla Del Poggio
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Leopold Stokowski
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Clara Calamai
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Joseph I. Breen
Self - Film Censor (archive footage)
Luisa Ferida
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Martina Querini
Clara Calamai
Amelia Earhart
Self - Aviator (archive footage)
Gloria Radulescu
Luisa Ferida
Doris Duranti
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Silvia Alù
Carla Del Poggio
Pius XI.
Self (archive footage)
Eleonora Belcamino
Maria Denis
Eleonora Mancini
Elsa De Giorgi
Marta Manduca
Doris Duranti
Eliana De Marinis
Isa Miranda
Marta Jacquier
Alida Valli
Gian Piero Brunetta
Self - Film Historian
Mick La Salle
Self - Film Critic
Franco Mariotti
Self - Actor
Vittorio Mussolini
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Italo Balbo
Self - Politician (archive footage)

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