Benito Mussolini: Anatomy of a Dictator

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Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gabriele D'Annunzio
Gabriele D'Annunzio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emilio De Bono
Emilio De Bono

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Italo Balbo
Italo Balbo

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Cesare Maria De Vecchi
Cesare Maria De Vecchi

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Neville Chamberlain
Neville Chamberlain

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pietro Badoglio
Pietro Badoglio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Umberto Nobile
Umberto Nobile

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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