Benito : the rise and fall of Mussolini / RAI RadioTelevisione Italiana presents a film by Gian Luigi Calderone ; created by Gian Luigi Calderone [and others] ; screenplay by Lidia Ravera, Mimmo Rafele in collaboration with Gian Luigi Calderone ; line producer, Fernando Franchi ; a RAI2 (Italy) co-production with Zweite Unitel (Germany), TVE (Spain) in collaboration with Progefi (France) ; directed by Gian Luigi Calderone.

Rising quickly from within the ranks of the socialist party, Benito Mussolini became local chief of the Italian Socialist Party at a young age, where he developed his instinct for power and his talent for intrigue as he played off various sections of the left against each other. His dangerous rise t...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author: Piovani, Nicola (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Radiotelevisione italiana
Zweite Unitel
Televisión Española
Progefi (Firm)
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Calderone, Gian Luigi (Director, Screenwriter)
Ravera, Lidia (Screenwriter)
Rafele, Mimmo (Screenwriter)
Franchi, Fernando (Producer)
Banderas, Antonio (Actor)
Koll, Claudia (Actor)
Perlini, Memé (Actor)
Lothar, Susanne (Actor)
Bertorelli, Toni (Actor)
Šofr, Jaromír, 1939- (Cinematographer)
Language:Italian
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Dialogue in Italian or English with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: Santa Moncia, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2006], ©2006.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945 > Drama.
Heads of state > Italy > Drama.
Partito socialista italiano > Drama.
Socialism > Italy > Drama.
Fascism > Italy > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Italy > Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Television mini-series.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Mussolini, Benito, > 1883-1945.
Partito socialista italiano.
1914-1918
Fascism.
Heads of state.
Socialism.
Italy.
Genre:
Drama.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Television mini-series.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 307 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Rise and fall of Mussolini.
Giovane Mussolini.
Format: Video DVD

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