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Mussolini: The Untold Story

The rise and fall of Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Recounting his life with his wife, children and mistress, this biography (based on the recollections of Mussolini's eldest son, Vittorio) chronicles Il Duce's tyranny as he plunges Italy into the dark days of World War II.

1985 |1 Season  | 1h 20m |  Drama, War & Politics

Cast

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George C. Scott

Benito Mussolini

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Virginia Madsen

Clara Petacci

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Lee Grant

Rachele Mussolini

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Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Edda Mussolini-Ciano

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Raúl Juliá

Count Galeazzo Ciano

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Robert Downey Jr.

Bruno Mussolini

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Gabriel Byrne

Vittorio Mussolini

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Kenneth Colley

King Vittorio Emmanuele

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Michael Aldridge

Matteotti

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Gunnar Möller

Adolf Hitler

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Gina Bellman

Gena Ruberti

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George Coulouris

DeBono

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Sebastiani

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Michael Forest

Prison Commandant

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Anne-Louise Lambert

Orsola

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David Suchet

Dino Grandi

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Wolf Kahler

Skorzeny

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Peter Birch

Major Schmidt

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Paul Herzberg

Major Spogler

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Godfrey James

Badoglio

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Annabel Leventon

Senora Pettacci

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Eileen Way

Vendor

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Tracy-Louise Ward

Maria Giano

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Constantine Gregory

Barone Russo

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Robert Gwilym

Partisan Leader

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Philip Madoc

Bocchini

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Michael Forrest

Prison Commandant

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Bruce Lidington

Air Force Major

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Tony Vogel

Tarabella

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Virginia Hey

Young Woman

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Relja Bašić

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Božidar Smiljanić

Claretta's Doctor (uncredited)

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Creator

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Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

NBC