In front of 40,000 members of the fascist party, he issues an ultimatum to the fragile Italian parliamentary monarchy: “Either they give us power, or we will descend on Rome!” The activists, dressed in black shirts and armed with clubs, headed towards the capital. Following this legendary march on Rome, Mussolini led a totalitarian regime that lasted two decades.
The first episode of this portrait of the Duce will explore how Mussolini seized power and consolidated it until the Second Italo-Ethiopian War in the mid-1930s. He was a populist leader in the way he addressed the people Italian, and a dictator in the way he exercised his power. He comes from the far left but governs from the far right. Mussolini invented the new ideology of fascism and was aided in his mission by the business world who wanted to end left-wing rule.
Despite his brutality, he sought to please the Italian people by promising them a return to the greatness of Rome. He enjoyed undeniable success for several years, both at home and abroad, until his inevitable downfall.
Documentary: Mussolini, the first fascist
Directed by: Serge de Sampigny
Production: Histodoc
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