Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini

Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini

1994•4.6/10

Drama

Ratings

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4.6/10(6)

After rapidly ascending the ranks of the Socialist Party, Benito Mussolini created a Fascist state in 1920s Italy through his use of propaganda and diplomacy and led his people in a bloody war that would ultimately result in his downfall.

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Production

TVE, Progéfi, Zweite Unitel, RAI

Language

IT

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 1, 1994

Last Aired

February 15, 1994

Networks

Rai 2

Created By

Gianluigi Calderone

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1994-02-01

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1994-02-08

E3

Episode 3

Air date: 1994-02-15

Cast

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Benito Mussolini

Toni Bertorelli

Toni Bertorelli

Primo

Valentina Lainati

Valentina Lainati

Giulia Ferrari

Ivano Marescotti

Ivano Marescotti

Giacinto Menotti Serrati

Franco Mescolini

Franco Mescolini

Ferrari

Anna Geislerová

Anna Geislerová

Eleonora

Raffaella Azim

Margherita Sarfatti

Claudia Koll

Claudia Koll

Rachele Guidi

Susanne Lothar

Susanne Lothar

Angelica Balabanoff

Luca Zingaretti

Luca Zingaretti

Pietro Nenni

Karel Vyborny

Filippo Turati

Eduard Kolar

Leonida Bissolati

Pino Micol

Claudio Treves

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