Hollywood on the Tiber
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Hollywood on the Tiber is the moniker given to Rome’s Cinecittà Studios, famed as a major European center for international film production, especially during the mid-20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hollywood on the Tiber canonical | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film industry term
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nickname ⓘ |
| appliesToCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToLocation | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American film productions in Italy
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European cinema ⓘ Italian cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
biblical epics
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historical epics ⓘ sword-and-sandal films ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | film industry ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
presence of American stars in Rome
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use of Cinecittà as a stand-in for large-scale Hollywood productions ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-World War II European film production ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | helped popularize Rome as a glamorous film capital ⓘ |
| describes | era when many big-budget films were shot at Cinecittà ⓘ |
| economicImpact | boosted Rome’s local economy through film production ⓘ |
| etymology | modeled on the name Hollywood and the river Tiber in Rome ⓘ |
| hasPart |
backlots at Cinecittà Studios
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large sound stages at Cinecittà Studios ⓘ |
| language | English term ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tiber River (by metonymic reference to Rome) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-productions between Hollywood and Italian studios
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international film production ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| peakActivity | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| refersTo | Cinecittà Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cinecittà Studios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rome as a film production hub ⓘ |
| symbolizes | collaboration between Hollywood and Italian film industries ⓘ |
| usedBy |
entertainment journalists
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film historians ⓘ |
| usedSince | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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