Celluloide

Celluloide is a 1996 Italian historical drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani from a screenplay by Furio Scarpelli, Ugo Pirro and Lizzani, based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Pirro. It stars Giancarlo Giannini, Massimo Ghini, Anna Falchi, and Lina Sastri.

Plot
The story revolves around the difficult production of Roberto Rossellini's film Rome, Open City (1945).

Cast

 * Giancarlo Giannini as Sergio Amidei
 * Massimo Ghini as Roberto Rossellini
 * Anna Falchi as Maria Michi
 * Lina Sastri as Anna Magnani
 * Massimo Dapporto as Giuseppe Amato
 * Antonello Fassari as Aldo Fabrizi
 * Milva as The Countess
 * Christopher Walken as US Officer Rod E. Geiger
 * Massimo Ciavarro as Massimo Serato
 * Francesca Ventura as Jone Tuzi, the script supervisor
 * Francesco Siciliano as Federico Fellini

Giuliano Montaldo has an uncredited cameo as Civalleri, one of the film's early financers.

Production
The film was a passion project of Lizzani's, who tried to get it financed since 1983. Sabrina Ferilli was originally chosen to play Magnani, but ended up refusing. Principal photography began on 8 May 1995 in Rome.