A handsomely mounted period piece, this overstuffed Italian mini-series reveals everything you ever wanted to know about Il Duce’s relatives -- and then some.
According to Bruno Guerri, on whose biography of Count Galeazzo Ciano -- who married Benito Mussolini's eldest daughter and replaced Il Duce as Italy's Foreign Minister in 1936 -- the alliance between Mussolini and Adolf Hitler was shakier than is widely believed. Hitler (Kurt Raab) maintained the upper hand and stroked Mussolini’s ego when necessary; in 1939, gobbling up European nations didn’t require the Italian dictator's approval, only his military support. This cavalier treatment bothered Ciano ...
Released:
1985
Rated:
NR
Length:
240 mins