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70° Anniversary of Cinecittą's opening
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| AIL-S-000340-0027 Placing of the cornerstone of Cinecittą, 1936 [Istituto Luce/Alinari Archives] |
ARL-S-000005-0076 Mussolini at the opening of Cinecittą, 1937 [Istituto Luce/Alinari Archives] |
SIC-S-000010-0016 Homeless people in Cinecittą studios, 1946 [Istituto Luce/Alinari Archives] |
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| DIL-S-00044D-0037 The 'Ben Hur' film set at Cinecittą, 1958 [Istituto Luce/Alinari Archives] |
SFA-F-000174-0000 Elizabeth Taylor on the 'Cleopatra' film set, USA 1963 [Shaw Family Archives © Alinari] |
INT-F-473094-0000 'Gangs of New York' film poster, USA 2002 [Interfoto/Alinari Archives] |
April 2007 marks the 70th anniversary of the opening of Cinecitta' in Rome, the biggest film studio in Europe. Find out more online:
- Mussolini places the cornerstone of Cinecittą: 29th of January 1936
- Ceremony of the opening of the film studio: 28th of April 1937
- 'Scipione l'Africano', directed by Carmine Gallone, is the first film realized in Cinecittą
- During Second World War bombings Cinecitta's became a shelter for homeless people
- Starting from 1937 until today more of 3.000 films have been shooted in Cinecittą; the big and suggestive cinematographic sets have signed the cinema history: from the oldes 'Quo vadis', 'Ben Hur', 'Cleopatra' to the recents 'Gangs of New York' and 'The Passion'.
For a deepener reserch about cinematogrphic images, previewes, backstage and actor photographies please browse www.interfoto.de and www.ullsteinbild.de;
For downloading the 2007 Anniversaries Calendar on PDF format please click here.
ALINARI manages also the photographic Archives of: Istituto Luce, Touring Club Italiano, Fosco Maraini, Folco Quilici, RCS, RAI, Finsiel, Galleria Doria Pamphilj in Rome, SEAT, Franco Cosimo Panini, Uliano Lucas, Santa Maria della Scala in Siena, 0fficial Italian Fire Brigade photographic Archive and is the official concessionaire of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities.
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Dr. Francesca Cappellini International Support - Picture Research Alinari Archives Largo Fratelli Alinari, 15 50123 Firenze Tel. 055 2395236 Fax. 055 2395234 |
francesca.cappellini@alinari.it www.alinariarchives.it |
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