Cinecittà is a large film studio in Rome in Italy. Founded in 1937, it was bombed during the war, was the filming location for several large American film productions like Ben-Hur in the 1950s, and became the studio most closely associated with Federico Fellini. A movie studio is a location, room, building, or group of buildings and/or sound stages, offices and storage facilities, which may include a backlot, where movies are made. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... Ben-Hur is the fictional story of Judah Ben-Hur, a Judean aristocrat who, during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus, is enslaved through the betrayal of his Roman friend Messala. ... Federico Fellini (January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993) was a famous Italian film-maker and director. ...

After a period of near-bankruptcy in the 1980s, it has been privatized by the Italian government and recently chosen by director Martin Scorcese as the filming location for his "Gangs of New York". Martin Scorsese (born November 17, 1942 in Queens, New York, USA) is an American film director. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.cinecittastudios.it/public/index.cfm?changeLang=2)