Name: Mussolini The First Fascist
Released: 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

Who was Benito Mussolini A former teacher from the extreme left who created the Italian Fascists But were the Italian people really behind him With rare archives some colorized and interviews with the lastsurviving witnesses of the era and with perspectives from historian MarieAnne MatardBonucci this portrait takes a look back at one of the most notorious dictators of the 20thnbspcentury

2022 · 53m

EPISODE 1

The Downfall of a Dictator

In the 1930s, Mussolini's leadership became increasingly radical as he seeked to transform Italians into "new people" and nurture dreams of reviving the Roman Empire's grandeur.

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EPISODE 2

The Word and the Cosh

Mussolini Considered A Buffoon A Bumbling Brute A Tyrant Overshadowed By Adolf Hitler Is The Man Who Dragged Italy Into World War Ii As One Of Historys Most Famous Dictators And One Of The Most Derided In April 1945 The Day Before Hitlers Suicide His Body Was Displayed In Public In A Milan Square He His Mistress And Others Leading The Fascists Had Been Executed By Italian Partisans

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