Mussolini: The First Fascist (2022)
Mussolini: The First Fascist (2022)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.


Currently Mussolini: The First Fascist is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Tubi TV, Magellan TV
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

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)

Serge de Sampigny
Creator / Director / Writer

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

Marco Kuveiller
Colorist

Emanuela Parisi
Colorist

Andrea Cameli
Colorist

Flavio Zancla
Colorist

Thomas Dappelo
Sound Recordist / Sound Mixer / Sound Recordist / Sound Mixer

Mathieu Noguès
Sound Recordist / Sound Mixer / Sound Recordist / Sound Mixer

Luigi Facta
Self (archive footage)

Rachele Guidi Mussolini
Self (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)

Galeazzo Ciano
Self (archive footage)

Francisco Franco
Self (archive footage)

Clara Petacci
Self (archive footage)
Media.


Details.
Release DateOctober 23, 2022
Original NameMussolini, le premier fasciste
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes2
Running Time54m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
italy
dictator
fascism
dictatorship
rise and fall
portrait of a dictator
Miniseries
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