Mussolini: Son of the Century
The rise of Benito Mussolini and the birth of fascism in Italy, chronicling a country’s surrender to dictatorship and the relentless ascent of a man who rose from his ashes time and again.
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1.Episode 1
7.610-01-202561mMussolini had just founded the Fasci di Combattimento when D'Annunzio took Fiume. Mussolini hoped to capitalize on the poet's achievement in the electoral arena.
2.Episode 2
8.210-01-202563mThe elections had decreed an absolute victory for the Socialists. Mussolini seemed finished, but landowners and industrialists sought his help against the strikes.
3.Episode 3
7.817-01-202551mUpon entering parliament, Mussolini wanted to change: to be more strategic, diplomatic, a true statesman. But the Blackshirts rebelled.
4.Episode 4
8.317-01-202556mMussolini wants a new electoral law that would guarantee him an absolute majority. But Don Sturzo, the leader of the Catholics, opposes it.
5.Episode 5
7.824-01-202552mMussolini plans a new electoral law that will guarantee him the absolute majority, but he receives backlash from the leader of the Catholics.
6.Episode 6
7.924-01-202553mMussolini opens the party lists to turncoat politicians from other political parties. An early fascist leader, Forni, takes a stand against him.
7.Episode 7
8.131-01-202553mMussolini wins the elections by a landslide, but Matteotti, a socialist, demands their annulment, denouncing the Blackshirts' violence. Mussolini decides to teach him a lesson.
8.Episode 8
8.831-01-202562mWith the discovery of Matteotti's body and the arrest of his assassins, Mussolini is cornered. Will he be able to save himself and fascism?
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