Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator

Jan 20, 1962

1h 36m

★ 6.4

Overview

Genres

Documentary

History

War

Production Companies

Zenith Cinematografica

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Cast

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emilio De Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Italo Balbo

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cesare Maria De Vecchi

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pietro Badoglio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Antonio Gramsci

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Umberto Nobile

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roald Amundsen

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pius XI.

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8.0

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6.1

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8.0

La Ballade des sans-papiers

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No overview available.

7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

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7.6

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8.3

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8.3

Paths of Glory

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7.2

Seven Years in Tibet

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7.9

Grand Illusion

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7.6

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Drama set in the Second World War, focused on Jean Moulin, hero, martyr and symbol of the French resistance and the patriotism during the dark years of Nazi occupation.

Cast

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gabriele D'Annunzio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emilio De Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Italo Balbo

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cesare Maria De Vecchi

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pietro Badoglio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Antonio Gramsci

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Umberto Nobile

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Roald Amundsen

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator Trailers

Cast

Benito Mussolini

Gabriele D'Annunzio

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Emilio De Bono

Italo Balbo

Cesare Maria De Vecchi

Neville Chamberlain

Pietro Badoglio

Antonio Gramsci

Umberto Nobile

Roald Amundsen

Pius XI.

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Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator Trailers

Cast

Benito Mussolini

Gabriele D'Annunzio

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Emilio De Bono

Italo Balbo

Cesare Maria De Vecchi

Neville Chamberlain

Pietro Badoglio

Antonio Gramsci

Umberto Nobile

Roald Amundsen

Pius XI.

You may also like

Night and Fog

Judgment at Nuremberg

Enemy at the Gates

Saving Private Ryan

The Best Years of Our Lives

Lawrence of Arabia

The Spy

La Ballade des sans-papiers

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Doctor Zhivago

The Great Dictator

Paths of Glory

Seven Years in Tibet

Grand Illusion

Gandhi

Closely Watched Trains

False Integration: The Myth of Equality

L'Inverno

The Nansen Passport

Jean Moulin, une affaire française