Mussolini and I (1985)
- Starring:
- Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alberto Negrin
- Category:
- Television
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The last days in the life of fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his family are told from the point of view of his ill-fated son-in-law Galeazzo Ciano (Anthony Hopkins) in this crammed, two-hour historical biography. Originally filmed as a four-part miniseries, the two-hour reduction leaves a very speeded-up view of the time between the Allied landing in Italy and Mussolini's death. As events worsen for the dictator (shown shuffling around in slippers at home like a domesticated pet) he begins to lose his support, including that of his son-in-law Galeazzo. After the German army frees him from a brief detention by Partisan forces, the dictator orders Galeazzo's execution. Italy has obviously lost the war, but Mussolini seems to be living in his own small world. Susan Sarandon plays Mussolini's daughter and Galeazzo's wife, Bob Hoskins is the dictator, and Barbara De Rossi is Mussolini's doomed mistress, Claretta.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 120 mins
Complete Cast:
- Anthony Hopkins - Count Ciano
- Bob Hoskins - Mussolini
- Kurt Raab - Adolf Hitler
- Vittorio Mezzogiorno
- Dietlinde Turban
- Susan Sarandon - Edda
- Annie Girardot - Rachele Mussolini
- Barbara de Rossi - Claretta
- Fabio Testi
- Director(s):
- Alberto Negrin
- Writer(s):
- Niccola Badalucco, Kenneth Taylor, Alberto Negrin
- Categories:
- Television
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