Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce
Brief Synopsis
A two-part miniseries about the final years of the Italian Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini. The plot focuses on his relationships with his daughter, Edda, and her husband, Count Galeazzo Ciano, his mistress, and with Adolf Hitler.
Cast & Crew
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Sergio Gibello
Stefano Desando
Luigi Romano
Luciano Baglioni
Dietlinde Turban
Ulrich Ernst
Film Details
Also Known As
Decline and Fall of Il Duce, The, Io e il Duce, Mussolini and I
Genre
Biography
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
3h 12m
Synopsis
A two-part miniseries about the final years of the Italian Fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini. The plot focuses on his relationships with his daughter, Edda, and her husband, Count Galeazzo Ciano, his mistress, and with Adolf Hitler.
Cast
Sergio Gibello
Stefano Desando
Luigi Romano
Luciano Baglioni
Dietlinde Turban
Ulrich Ernst
Eric Valsecchi
Anthony Hopkins
Luca Orlandini
Marne Maitland
Franco Mazzieri
Mario Ingrassia
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Susan Sarandon
Guido Mariotti
David George Brown
Pier Paolo Capponi
Oliver Dominck
Gian Paolo Vetturini
Paolo Magagna
Bob Hoskins
Marino Mase
Alex Serra
Jolanda Benczova
Pietro Palermini
Fabio Testi
Kurt Raab
Franco Meroni
Manuela Mortera
Harald Dietl
Karl Heinz Heitman
Annie Girardot
Ted Rusoff
Hans Dieter Asner
Francesca Rinaldi
Micaela Giustiniani
Dieter Schidor
Leslie Thomas
Giovanni Baghino
Barbara Derossi
Carolyn Rusoff Defonseca
Crew
Nicola Badalucco
From Story
Nicola Badalucco
Screenplay
Franco Borni
Sound
Vincenzo Cardella
Hair
Mario Garbuglia
Art Director
Carlo Geruasi
Set Decorator
Dan Gordon
Writer (Dialogue)
Dan Gordon
Other
Thomas M C Johnston
Executive Producer
Egisto Macchi
Music
Maurizio Millenotti
Costumes
Armando Nanuzzi
Director Of Photography
Daniele Nanuzzi
Photography
Alberto Negrin
Screenplay
Robert Perpignani
Editor
Manlio Rocchetti
Makeup
Kenneth Taylor
Screenplay
Peter D Taylor
Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Decline and Fall of Il Duce, The, Io e il Duce, Mussolini and I
Genre
Biography
Drama
Historical
Release Date
1985
Technical Specs
Duration
3h 12m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 8, 1985
Aired in United States September 9, 1985
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In the Fall of 1986, the film was syndicated under the title: "Mussolini and I."
Released theatrically outside the United States.
