Mussolini: The First Fascist (2022): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2022, Mussolini: The First Fascist is a documentary and war & politics series.

What it’s about. Mussolini seized power in Italy in 1922, after his March on Rome. He would hold it in his grasp until his death in 1945, establishing a dictatorship that lasted more than 20 years. Long considered a buffoon and a second-rate dictator, Il Duce invented fascism that was imitated by Hitler, who viewed the Italian as his political master. He wanted to transform his country into a warrior nation and promised Italians a return to the grandeur of the Roman Empire. He governed by violence and trickery and was one of the first populist leaders of modern times, leading his country into the catastrophe of the World War II. But who was Mussolini, this former teacher who came from the extreme left to become a newspaper editor and creator of the Fascist Party? Why did he ally himself with Hitler? Were the Italians really behind him? With archives and interviews with the last-surviving witnesses of the era, this portrait takes a look back at one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century.

Who’s in it. Mussolini: The First Fascist stars Jacques Gamblin as Narrator (voice), Benito Mussolini as Self (archive footage), Piero Gandini as Self - Son of a fascist industrialist and Santino Picchetti as Self - Former communist deputy, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.2/10, Mussolini: The First Fascist sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, Magellan TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Mussolini: The First Fascist page.

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