Serge de Sampigny
creator
Mussolini: The First Fascist
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.95%
Cast
Jacques Gamblin
Narrator (voice)
Total episodes: 2
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Total episodes: 2
Piero Gandini
Self - Son of a fascist industrialist
Total episodes: 2
Santino Picchetti
Self - Former communist deputy
Total episodes: 2
Marta Badoni
Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist
Total episodes: 2
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Self (archive footage)
Total episodes: 2
Adriano Monti
Self - Fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Aldo Bonucci
Self - Fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Carlo Benvenuti
Self - Son of a fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Silvana Ajò Cagli
Self - Victim of Mussolini
Total episodes: 2
Antonio Tombesi
Self - Fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Lidia Menapace
Self - Anti-fascist resistant
Total episodes: 2
Jacques Gamblin
Narrator (voice)
Total episodes: 2
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Total episodes: 2
Piero Gandini
Self - Son of a fascist industrialist
Total episodes: 2
Santino Picchetti
Self - Former communist deputy
Total episodes: 2
Marta Badoni
Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist
Total episodes: 2
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Self (archive footage)
Total episodes: 2
Adriano Monti
Self - Fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Aldo Bonucci
Self - Fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Carlo Benvenuti
Self - Son of a fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Silvana Ajò Cagli
Self - Victim of Mussolini
Total episodes: 2
Antonio Tombesi
Self - Fascist activist
Total episodes: 2
Lidia Menapace
Self - Anti-fascist resistant
Total episodes: 2
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Release Date
October 23, 2022Last air Date
October 23, 2022Status
EndedOriginal Language
French, German, ItalianNetworks
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Season 1
Aired on: 2022 | 2 Episodes
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