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Mussolini: Son of the Century

Mussolini: Son of the Century
★ 8.1/10•2025•VM14•Drama•War & Politics
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Benito Mussolini's early career from his founding of the Fasci Italiani in 1919 up to the assassination of socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti in 1924 and his speech in Parliament on 3 January 1925.

StatusEnded
LanguageIT
First Air DateJan 10, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E160m

Episode 1

Mussolini had just founded the Fasci di Combattimento when D'Annunzio took Fiume. Mussolini hoped to capitalize on the poet's achievement in the electoral arena.

Jan 10, 2025

Episode 2 - Episode 2E262m

Episode 2

The elections had decreed an absolute victory for the Socialists. Mussolini seemed finished, but landowners and industrialists sought his help against the strikes.

Jan 10, 2025

Episode 3 - Episode 3E351m

Episode 3

Upon entering parliament, Mussolini wanted to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the Blackshirts rebelled.

Jan 17, 2025

Episode 4 - Episode 4E456m

Episode 4

Mussolini wants a new electoral law that would guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.

Jan 17, 2025

Episode 5 - Episode 5E551m

Episode 5

Mussolini plans a new electoral law that will guarantee him the absolute majority, but he receives backlash from the leader of the Catholics.

Jan 24, 2025

Episode 6 - Episode 6E652m

Episode 6

Mussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other political parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes a stand against him.

Jan 24, 2025

Episode 7 - Episode 7E752m

Episode 7

Mussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, demands their annulment, denouncing the Blackshirts' violence. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.

Jan 31, 2025

Episode 8 - Episode 8E861m

Episode 8

With the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?

Jan 31, 2025

Actors

Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli

Benito Mussolini

Francesco Russo

Francesco Russo

Cesare Rossi

Barbara Chichiarelli

Barbara Chichiarelli

Margherita Sarfatti

Benedetta Cimatti

Benedetta Cimatti

Rachele Mussolini

Gaetano Bruno

Gaetano Bruno

Giacomo Matteotti

Maurizio Lombardi

Maurizio Lombardi

Emilio De Bono

Gianmarco Vettori

Gianmarco Vettori

Dino Grandi

Massimo De Lorenzo

Massimo De Lorenzo

Alfredo Rocco

Fulvio Falzarano

Fulvio Falzarano

Giovanni Giolitti

Amedeo Gullà

Amedeo Gullà

Augusto Malacria

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