Mussolini: The First Fascist
Mussolini: The First Fascist

Mussolini: The First Fascist

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2022
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War & Politics

Overview

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.

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Magellan TV

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13 members
Acting

Jacques Gamblin

Narrator (voice)

Jacques Gamblin
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Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Benito Mussolini
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Piero Gandini

Self - Son of a fascist industrialist

Piero Gandini
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Santino Picchetti

Self - Former communist deputy

Santino Picchetti
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Marta Badoni

Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist

Marta Badoni
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King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage)

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
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Adriano Monti

Self - Fascist activist

Adriano Monti
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Aldo Bonucci

Self - Fascist activist

Aldo Bonucci
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Carlo Benvenuti

Self - Son of a fascist activist

Carlo Benvenuti
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Silvana Ajò Cagli

Self - Victim of Mussolini

Silvana Ajò Cagli
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Antonio Tombesi

Self - Fascist activist

Antonio Tombesi
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Lidia Menapace

Self - Anti-fascist resistant

Lidia Menapace
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Edda Ciano Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Edda Ciano Mussolini

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