The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 nominations total
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- TriviaRachele Mussolini bore five children by Benito Mussolini. Rachele and Benito Mussolini had two daughters, Edda (1910-1995) and Anna Maria (1929-1968), and three sons Vittorio (1916-1997), Bruno (1918-1941), and Romano (1927-2006). Romano went onto become a respected jazz musician, married Sophia Loren's sister Maria and was the father of Alessandra Mussolini, the actor, singer and politician. In her later life, Rachele Mussolini ran a restaurant in her native village of Predappio. She eventually received a pension from the Italian Republic in 1975. It turned out that Mussolini had not received a salary from the state and so she could not receive a pension.
- GoofsContrary to the popular myth featured in this miniseries Mussolini did not make the trains on time. Most of the repair work to the Italian railway system were done before Mussolini and his fascists came into power in 1922. Mussolini was just disingenuous in taking credit for those changes.
- Quotes
Edda Mussolini-Ciano: Why shouldn't I see a lot of young men? Nineteen's too young to get married!
Benito Mussolini: Your mother wasn't much older than that when you were born.
Edda Mussolini-Ciano: But she was almost thirty before you married her, wasn't she? You expect me to wait until I'm thirty?
Benito Mussolini: We were socialists then, we didn't believe in marriage.
- Alternate versionsThe UK version removed the scene where Mussolini raped the female reporter from the London Herald (Mrs. Thompson) on his desk.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cinemania: I anodos kai i ptosi tou Nazismou (2008)
- SoundtracksGiovinezza
by Salvatore Gotta and Giuseppe Blanc
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George C Scott triumphs as Ill Duce
Duce - Duce - Duce the crowd screams as the little giant struts out to give the faithful a tough face. George C Scott best known for playing the invincible George Patton on the silver screen has the mannerisms and the facial expressions of the sawdust caeaser who led Italy into a disastrous war and brought about his own downfall.
One of histories great ironies lies in this: Had the Deuce avoided WWII which the Germans really didn't want him involved in anyway, he might have had the acclaim for glory that he vaingloriously sought.
The film presents with a degree of historical accuracy the terrible end to which Italy and its Deuce came as a result of the quest for glory. It comes as a shock that the Anglo-Americans would bomb Rome. Count Ciano lolling on the beach at Lido as the flying fortresses zoom over exclaims, "The Pope lives here." This film is an excellent warning for our time which has produced a new pied-piper. This one claims to personally talk to God. The Deuce at least had the good graces to be an atheist.
One of histories great ironies lies in this: Had the Deuce avoided WWII which the Germans really didn't want him involved in anyway, he might have had the acclaim for glory that he vaingloriously sought.
The film presents with a degree of historical accuracy the terrible end to which Italy and its Deuce came as a result of the quest for glory. It comes as a shock that the Anglo-Americans would bomb Rome. Count Ciano lolling on the beach at Lido as the flying fortresses zoom over exclaims, "The Pope lives here." This film is an excellent warning for our time which has produced a new pied-piper. This one claims to personally talk to God. The Deuce at least had the good graces to be an atheist.
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By what name was Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) officially released in Canada in English?
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