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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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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: Serge de Sampigny
- calendar_month Release Date: 2022-10-23
- update Lastly Aired: 2022-10-23
- video_camera_front Companies Histodoc
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 1 Seasons, 2 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 54 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 9.5 / 10
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smart_display Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Narrator (voice)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Piero Gandini
Self - Son of a fascist industrialist
Santino Picchetti
Self - Former communist deputy
Marta Badoni
Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Self (archive footage)
Adriano Monti
Self - Fascist activist
Aldo Bonucci
Self - Fascist activist
Carlo Benvenuti
Self - Son of a fascist activist
Silvana Ajò Cagli
Self - Victim of Mussolini
Antonio Tombesi
Self - Fascist activist
Lidia Menapace
Self - Anti-fascist resistant
Edda Ciano Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
groups Crew
Serge de Sampigny
Director
Patrice d'Ollone
Original Music Composer
Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci
Scientific Consultant
Fabrice Averlan
Editor
Christophe Busché
Camera Operator
Olivier Chambon
Camera Operator
Gianna Franceschini
Documentation & Support
Anaïs Navenant
Assistant Editor
Romain Senave
Assistant Editor
Samuel Pinon
Assistant Editor
Jean-Marie Frémont
Color Grading
Matthieu Cochin
Sound Mixer
Thibault Perrine
Music Arranger
Fella Madaoui
Production Director
Léandre Peter Sorencen
Administration
Serge de Sampigny
Writer
Marco Kuveiller
Colorist
Emanuela Parisi
Colorist
Andrea Cameli
Colorist
Flavio Zancla
Colorist
Thomas Dappelo
Sound Recordist
Thomas Dappelo
Sound Mixer
Mathieu Noguès
Sound Recordist
Mathieu Noguès
Sound Mixer
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