Mussolini: Son of the Century
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.
Episodes
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E1 · Chapter 1
60 minMussolini has just founded the Fasces of Combat when D'Annunzio takes Fiume. Mussolini hopes to exploit the feat of his poet on the field.
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E2 · Chapter 2
61 minThe elections have decreed the absolute victory of the socialists. Mussolini seems finished, but landowners and industrialists seek his help against the strikes.
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E3 · Chapter 3
50 minWith his entry into Parliament, Mussolini wants to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the black shirts rebel.
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E4 · Chapter 4
55 minFollowing strikes and protests, the King excludes the socialists from the government. Mussolini threatens a fascist insurrection, in an attempt to take everything.
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E5 · Chapter 5
51 minMussolini wants a new electoral law that will guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.
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E6 · Chapter 6
52 minMussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes sides against him.
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E7 · Chapter 7
52 minMussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, asks for their annulment, denouncing the violence of the black shirts. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.
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E8 · Chapter 8
61 minWith the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?