- Cinecitta Studios is located in Rome and is the largest film studio in Europe.
Getting There
- Nearest Metro Station: Cinecitta, Line A.
History
- Built in 1937 by Benito Mussolini, the Studios are the centre of the Italian Film Industry.
- Over 3,000 movies have been made at Cinecitta.
- During the 1950’s it was known as ‘Hollywood on the Tiber’, with films such as ‘Roman Holiday’ (1953) and ‘Ben Hur’ (1959) being made there.
Films made at Cinecitta using the Monuments of Rome
- Angels and Demons (2009)
- Director: Ron Howard with Tom Hanks and Ewen McGregor. It is the sequel to The Da Vinci Code (2006)
- La Dolce Vita (1960)
- Director: Federico Fellini
- Roman Holiday(1953)
- Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.
- Quo Vadis (1951)
- Director: William Wyler with Peter Ustinov as Nero.
- The Bicycle Thieves (1948)
- Director: Vittorio de Sica.
Other Films made at Cinecitta
- Ben-Hur (1959) – IMDb
- Director: William Wyler with Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins and Stephen Boyd.
Cinecitta Film Studios