Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero

Etiopia 1936: alla conquista dell'impero

2004•45m

DocumentaryWarDrama

By means of a chronological arrangement of historical video material from the Istituto Luce archives, it tells the story of Fascist Italy's ambitions in Africa and the role they played in shaping fascist ideology and the stance of the fascist regime in the Western world at the height of the age of colonialism and aggressive European expansionism.

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Production

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Riccardo Mei

Riccardo Mei

Narrator (voice)

Giovanni Pascoli

Giovanni Pascoli

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rodolfo Graziani

Rodolfo Graziani

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pierre Laval

Pierre Laval

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emilio De Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Giuseppe Bottai

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Galeazzo Ciano

Galeazzo Ciano

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pietro Badoglio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Achille Starace

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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