Mussolini: The First Fascist

Mussolini: The First Fascist

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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 p...

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Jacques Gamblin

Jacques Gamblin

Narrator (voice)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

Piero Gandini

Piero Gandini

Self - Son of a fascist industrialist

Santino Picchetti

Santino Picchetti

Self - Former communist deputy

Marta Badoni

Marta Badoni

Self - Daughter of a fascist industrialist

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage)

Adriano Monti

Adriano Monti

Self - Fascist activist

Aldo Bonucci

Aldo Bonucci

Self - Fascist activist

Carlo Benvenuti

Carlo Benvenuti

Self - Son of a fascist activist

Silvana Ajò Cagli

Silvana Ajò Cagli

Self - Victim of Mussolini

Antonio Tombesi

Antonio Tombesi

Self - Fascist activist

Lidia Menapace

Lidia Menapace

Self - Anti-fascist resistant

Edda Ciano Mussolini

Edda Ciano Mussolini

Self (archive footage)

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