Synopsis
The fascinating story of the rise to power of dictator Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) in Italy in 1922 and how fascism marked the fate of the entire world in the dark years to come.
Ratings
Rotten Tomatoes78%
TMDB6.5/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony SaccucciWriter
- Mark CousinsDirector
- Mark CousinsWriter
- Tommaso RenzoniWriter
Cast
- Mark CousinsSelf - Narrator (voice)
- Alba RohrwacherAnna
- Donald TrumpSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Adolf HitlerSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Benito MussoliniSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- King Victor Emmanuel III of ItalySelf (archive footage)
- Giacomo AcerboSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Gabriele D'AnnunzioSelf - Writer (archive footage)
- Cesare Maria De VecchiSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Claudio TrevesSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Filippo TuratiSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Emperor Haile Selassie I of EthiopiaSelf (archive footage)
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Themes
cinema on cinemafascismbenito mussolinidocudramaessay filmitalian history1920sitalian fascism