Mussolini: The First Fascist (2022)
Mussolini, le premier fasciste
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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What is Mussolini: The First Fascist about?
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. Mussolini: The First Fascist is a Documentary, War & Politics series, first aired on 2022-10-23, 1 season and 2 episodes.
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Created by
Serge de Sampigny
Cast
- Jacques Gamblin as Narrator (voice)
- Benito Mussolini as Self (archive footage)
- Piero Gandini as Self - Son of a fascist industrialist
- Santino Picchetti as Self - Former communist deputy
- Marta Badoni as Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist
- King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy as Self (archive footage)
- Adriano Monti as Self - Fascist activist
- Aldo Bonucci as Self - Fascist activist
- Carlo Benvenuti as Self - Son of a fascist activist
- Silvana Ajò Cagli as Self - Victim of Mussolini
- Antonio Tombesi as Self - Fascist activist
- Lidia Menapace as Self - Anti-fascist resistant
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