Introduction
Fascism, cinema and stardom. Italian cinema under fascism
The creation of a star system
Stars and commercial culture
The public and the stars
Italian stars of the Fascist Era. The national star: Isa Miranda
The matine idol: Vittorio De Sica
Everybody's fiance: Assia Noris
The star as hero: Amedeo Nazzari
The uniformed role model: Fosco Giachetti
The photogenic beauty: Alida Valli
The Duce's whim: Miria Di San Servolo
The aftermath of stardom. Civil war, liberation and reconstruction
Survival, memory and forgetting.