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Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini

1994 · 1 season

A serious, slow-burning historical drama that traces a man's political ascent with a sense of looming tragedy.

Created by
Gianluigi Calderone
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antonio Banderas, Toni Bertorelli, Valentina Lainati
Overview
After rapidly ascending the ranks of the Socialist Party, Benito Mussolini created a Fascist state in 1920s Italy through his use of propaganda and diplomacy and led his people in a bloody war that would ultimately result in his downfall.

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Created by
Gianluigi Calderone
Genres
Drama
Starring
Antonio Banderas, Toni Bertorelli, Valentina Lainati
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • politics
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Gianluigi Calderone
Written by
Lidia Ravera, Domenico Rafele
Starring
Antonio Banderas, Toni Bertorelli, Valentina Lainati, Ivano Marescotti, Franco Mescolini, Anna Geislerová, Raffaella Azim, Claudia Koll
Music
Nicola Piovani
Cinematography
Jaromír Šofr
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Rai 2
Country
France, Germany, Italy, Spain
Languages
Italian

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