Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestThe 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.
Acting
George C. Scott devours scenery as Il Duce.
Costume
Elaborate 1930s-40s military and period fashion.
George C. Scott
Benito Mussolini
Virginia Madsen
Clara Petacci
Lee Grant
Rachele Mussolini
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Edda Mussolini-Ciano
Raúl Juliá
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Robert Downey Jr.
Bruno Mussolini
Gabriel Byrne
Vittorio Mussolini
Kenneth Colley
King Vittorio Emmanuele
Michael Aldridge
Matteotti
Gunnar Möller
Adolf Hitler
Gina Bellman
Gena Ruberti
George Coulouris
DeBono
Vernon Dobtcheff
Sebastiani
Michael Forest
Prison Commandant
Anne-Louise Lambert
Orsola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Produced by Vittorio Mussolini himself, making this essentially fascist family-approved propaganda with ABC money.
Robert Downey Jr. was 20 here, fresh off SNL. His next role? Less Than Zero. Talk about range.
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