Mussolini and I
a.k.a. Io e il Duce, Mussolini, Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce, The Decline and Fall of II Duce
Director:
Alberto Negrin
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon, Bob Hoskins, Annie Girardot
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- DVD Release Date: 08/26/2003
- Original Release: 1985
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- Sales Rank: 12,622
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Features
Photo gallery; Aspect ratio 4:3; Audio: Dolby Digital stereo
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Side #1 --
1. Opening Credits [1:57]
2. Edda Mussolini and Galeazzo Ciano Wed [2:13]
3. Berlin - August, 1939 [3:43]
4. Rome - November, 1942 [8:45]
5. Galeazzo and Edda at Home [7:46]
6. Newsreels [6:30]
7. Meeting With Galeazzo [9:07]
8. Italy Invaded [5:12]
9. Ciano Family at the Beach [3:08]
10. Inspection of Rome [5:31]
11. Grand Council Meeting [3:56]
12. Closing Credits [1:29]
1. Opening Credits [1:58]
2. Grand Council Meeting [6:59]
3. Meeting With the King [6:45]
4. Overthrown [10:45]
5. Edda Makes a Deal [7:44]
6. Edda Meets With Hitler [5:44]
7. Munich [4:51]
8. Hitler and Il Duce [7:19]
9. Husband and Wife [3:16]
10. Forgiveness [4:48]
11. Closing Credits [1:29]
Side #2 --
1. Opening Credits [1:41]
2. Guests of the Third Reich [6:18]
3. Il Duce Returns to Italy [6:33]
4. Galeazzo Returns to Italy [6:19]
5. Edda Visits Galeazzo [7:31]
6. Galeazzo Hears of Trial [4:36]
7. Wife and Mistress Meet [5:42]
8. Galeazzo Makes a Deal [6:02]
9. Waiting for Rescue [6:40]
10. Waiting for Trial [1:37]
11. Galeazzo's Trial [3:41]
12. Closing Credits [1:29]
1. Opening Credits [1:58]
2. Edda in Switzerland [7:35]
3. Second Thoughts [2:49]
4. Galeazzo's Sentence [3:39]
5. Briefed [5:22]
6. Priest Visits Edda in Switzerland [3:58]
7. Hitler Calls Il Duce [8:38]
8. Il Duce's Family [4:31]
9. On the Run [14:32]
10. Under Arrest [5:34]
11. Closing Credits [1:29]
Editorial Reviews
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
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