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
Alida Valli
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Maria Denis
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
William Powell
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Alessandro Roja
Vittorio Mussolini (voice)
Leopold Stokowski
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Vinicio Marchioni
Self - Narrator (voice)
Clara Calamai
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Martina Querini
Clara Calamai
Benito Mussolini
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Joseph Goebbels
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Gloria Radulescu
Luisa Ferida
Doris Duranti
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Pius XI.
Self (archive footage)
Mahatma Gandhi
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Luisa Ferida
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Carla Del Poggio
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Silvia Alù
Carla Del Poggio
Joseph I. Breen
Self - Film Censor (archive footage)
Amelia Earhart
Self - Aviator (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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