The read
It runs a compact 45m.
Synopsis
By means of a chronological arrangement of historical video material from the Istituto Luce archives, it tells the story of Fascist Italy's ambitions in Africa and the role they played in shaping fascist ideology and the stance of the fascist regime in the Western world at the height of the age of colonialism and aggressive European expansionism.
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Key crew
- Angelo PoggiOriginal Music Composer
- Giovanni CeraOriginal Music Composer
- Luciano DoddoliDirector
- Ivan PalermoDirector
- Luciano DoddoliWriter
Cast
- Riccardo MeiNarrator (voice)
- Giovanni PascoliSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Paul von HindenburgSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Rodolfo GrazianiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Benito MussoliniSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Emperor Haile Selassie I of EthiopiaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Pierre LavalSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Emilio De BonoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Giuseppe BottaiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Galeazzo CianoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Pietro BadoglioSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Themes
libyawar crimesitalyfascismexploitationracismmilitarismcolonialismitalian historyimperialismwar criminaletiopian war