Mussolini: The First Fascist

Oct 23, 2022 (fr) Documentary, War & Politics [54] Min
  • First Air Date
    Oct 23, 2022
  • Production
    Histodoc
  • Rotten tomato
    95%
  • Original title
    Mussolini, le premier fasciste
  • Release
    Oct 23, 2022
  • fr
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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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Jacques Gamblin

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Benito Mussolini

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Piero Gandini

    Self - Son of a fascist industrialist

  4. Santino Picchetti

    Self - Former communist deputy

  5. Marta Badoni

    Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist

  6. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Adriano Monti

    Self - Fascist activist

  8. Aldo Bonucci

    Self - Fascist activist

  9. Carlo Benvenuti

    Self - Son of a fascist activist

  10. Silvana Ajò Cagli

    Self - Victim of Mussolini

  11. Antonio Tombesi

    Self - Fascist activist

  12. Lidia Menapace

    Self - Anti-fascist resistant

  13. Edda Ciano Mussolini

    Self (archive footage)

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 13 / Crews : 24

Season 1 ( 2022-10-23)

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Episode: 1

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Episode: 2
Oct 23, 2022 (fr)
Documentary, War & Politics
[54] Min
  • First Air Date Oct 23, 2022
  • Production
    Histodoc
  • Rotten tomato 95%
Original Title Mussolini, le premier fasciste
fr

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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer