Film

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts

2017 · 1h 14m · Documentary · History

IMDb

6.3

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.

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

• Marco SpagnoliDirector · Writer
• Enrico BufaliniProducer
• Maura CosenzaExecutive Producer
• Niccolò PalombaDirector of Photography
• Max Di CarloOriginal Music Composer
• Patrizia PentoEditor

Release date

June 14, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

Documentary, History

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