Mussolini: Son of the Century
The rise of Benito Mussolini and the birth of fascism in Italy, chronicling a country’s surrender to dictatorship and the relentless ascent of a man who rose from his ashes time and again.
Cast
Luca Marinelli
Benito Mussolini
Francesco Russo
Cesare Rossi
Barbara Chichiarelli
Margherita Sarfatti
Benedetta Cimatti
Rachele Mussolini
Federico Majorana
Amerigo Dumini
Lorenzo Zurzolo
Italo Balbo
Federico Mainardi
Albino Volpi
Maurizio Lombardi
Emilio De Bono
Gianmarco Vettori
Dino Grandi
Gaetano Bruno
Giacomo Matteotti
Paolo Pierobon
Gabriele D’Annunzio
Daniele Trombetti
Cesare Forni
Gianluca Gobbi
Cesare Maria de Vecchi
Matilde Potenza
Edda Mussolini
Giovanni Alfieri
Amleto Poveromo
Seasons
E1Episode 1
Jan 10, 2025
Mussolini had just founded the Fasci di Combattimento when D'Annunzio took Fiume. Mussolini hoped to capitalize on the poet's achievement in the electoral arena.
E2Episode 2
Jan 10, 2025
The elections had decreed an absolute victory for the Socialists. Mussolini seemed finished, but landowners and industrialists sought his help against the strikes.
E3Episode 3
Jan 17, 2025
Upon entering parliament, Mussolini wanted to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the Blackshirts rebelled.
E4Episode 4
Jan 17, 2025
Mussolini wants a new electoral law that would guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.
E5Episode 5
Jan 24, 2025
Mussolini plans a new electoral law that will guarantee him the absolute majority, but he receives backlash from the leader of the Catholics.
E6Episode 6
Jan 24, 2025
Mussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other political parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes a stand against him.
E7Episode 7
Jan 31, 2025
Mussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, demands their annulment, denouncing the Blackshirts' violence. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.
E8Episode 8
Jan 31, 2025
With the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?
Videos
Storyline
The rise of Benito Mussolini and the birth of fascism in Italy, chronicling a country’s surrender to dictatorship and the relentless ascent of a man who rose from his ashes time and again.
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