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Hollywood on the Tiber. NR, 1 hr 10 min. Twenty years of the history of world cinema are told through images from the Cinecittà Luce archives. Parties, premieres, awards and scandals form the core of this documentary focusing on the era when Rome was a film capital to rival Hollywood.
Hollywood on the Tiber is a phrase used to describe the period in the 1950s and 1960s when the Italian capital of Rome emerged as a major location for international filmmaking attracting many foreign productions to the Cinecittà studios.
Italy’s Golden Age of Cinema. Hollywood on the Tiber refers to a golden era in the 1950s and 1960s when Rome’s Cinecittà Studios became an attractive filming location for American film productions.
Nov 1, 2023 · Italy is returning to its "Hollywood on the Tiber" era, attracting Hollywood and other film and TV productions, including 'The White Lotus.
On the banks of the Tiber, incredible as a castle in the air but vividly more real, has arisen a new and powerful Hollywood to challenge the old. “It’s impossible,” said one U.S. moviemaker.
In the 1950s, Cinecittà, described as Hollywood on the Tiber, was the location for several large American film productions, like Roman Holiday (1953), Beat the Devil (1953), The Barefoot Contessa (1954), Ben-Hur (1959), and some low-budget action pictures starring Lex Barker.
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The must-see attractions are the permanent set of the Ancient Rome of 900 sq m and the stylish new coffee Cinecittà. Discover Cinecitta Studios called Hollywood on the Tiber, which has made the history of Italian cinema. Here's the story.
