Mussolini and I
1985 docudrama film directed by Alberto Negrin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mussolini and I (alternately titled Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce) is a 1985 made-for-television docudrama film directed by Alberto Negrin.[1] It chronicles the strained relationship between Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and his son-in-law and foreign minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, based on Ciano's diaries. Made in English as an Italian-French-German-Swiss-Spanish-US co-production, with Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins and Susan Sarandon in the leading roles, it first aired on Rai Uno on 15 April 1985 in a 130-minute version. On 8 September 1985, it premiered in the USA on HBO in an extended four-hour version.
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Written by | Alberto Negrin Nicola Badalucco |
Directed by | Alberto Negrin |
Starring | Bob Hoskins Anthony Hopkins Susan Sarandon |
Theme music composer | Egisto Macchi |
Country of origin | Italy France West Germany Switzerland Spain United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Mario Gallo Enzo Guilioli |
Editors | Roberto Perpignani Egisto Macchi |
Running time | 130 mins. (original) 240 mins. (extended) |
Production companies | HBO Premiere Films Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana |
Original release | |
Network | Rai Uno HBO |
Release | 15 April 1985 (1985-04-15) |
All filming was done in Italy, including northern Italy's Gargnano, Merano, Bolzano, Verona, and in central Italy, Rome and L'Aquila. Filming was also done at the well known Villa Torlonia and Palazzo Venezia. It was released on a 2 disc DVD in August 2003. It is divided into four segments for a total of 240 minutes and was released by Koch Entertainment.