Britain's savage 24-minute roast of Mussolini, delivered while bombs still fell.
Using edited archive footage, mockery is made of Italy's dictator Benito Mussolini.
Editing
Brutal juxtaposition of Mussolini's poses with actual military failures.
Direction
Cavalcanti weaponizes archive footage like a comedy assassination.
Director
Alberto Cavalcanti
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the Blitz, this was literally watched in bomb shelters—British audiences laughing at Mussolini while German planes overhead.
Cavalcanti later disowned his propaganda work, though this remains his most politically urgent film. The 'Yellow' title references cowardice, not color.
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