Mussolini: The First Fascist

Mussolini: The First Fascist

Oct. 23, 2022
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1Season 1 Oct. 23, 2022

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Cast

Jacques Gamblin isNarrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Benito Mussolini isSelf (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Piero Gandini isSelf - Son of a fascist industrialist
Self - Son of a fascist industrialist
Santino Picchetti isSelf - Former communist deputy
Self - Former communist deputy
Marta Badoni isSelf - Daughter of a fascist industrialist
Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy isSelf (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Adriano Monti isSelf - Fascist activist
Self - Fascist activist
Aldo Bonucci isSelf - Fascist activist
Self - Fascist activist
Carlo Benvenuti isSelf - Son of a fascist activist
Self - Son of a fascist activist
Silvana Ajò Cagli isSelf - Victim of Mussolini
Self - Victim of Mussolini
Antonio Tombesi isSelf - Fascist activist
Self - Fascist activist

Synopsis

Mussolini seized power in Italy in 1922, after his March on Rome. He would hold it in his grasp until his death in 1945, establishing a dictatorship that lasted more than 20 years. Long considered a buffoon and a second-rate dictator, Il Duce invented fascism that was imitated by Hitler, who viewed the Italian as his political master. He wanted to transform his country into a warrior nation and promised Italians a return to the grandeur of the Roman Empire. He governed by violence and trickery and was one of the first populist leaders of modern times, leading his country into the catastrophe of the World War II. But who was Mussolini, this former teacher who came from the extreme left to become a newspaper editor and creator of the Fascist Party? Why did he ally himself with Hitler? Were the Italians really behind him? With archives and interviews with the last-surviving witnesses of the era, this portrait takes a look back at one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century.

Original title Mussolini, le premier fasciste
TMDb Rating 7.3
First air date Oct. 23, 2022
Last air date Oct. 30, 2022
Average Duration 52 minutes

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