Fascism in Colour: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A two-part film on Benito Mussolini and fascism, presented for the first time in colour. It is the story of fascism's violent roots, and its dream of restoring the glories of the Roman Empire. Benito Mussolini became well known as the leader of the National Fascist Party and the main founder of fascism after his return from WWI. The war had altered his outlook on life; once a reformer, he became obsessed with the idea of power and started to refer to himself as Il Duce. His apparent successes and glorification of violence encouraged Adolf Hitler to organise Germany on the same fascist principles. "FASCISM IN COLOUR" provides a fascinating yet disturbing account of Il Duce's desire for power, his totalitarian dictatorship and his alliance with Hitler that led to the death of 55 million people. Based on descriptions of events written at the time; letters, diary entries, secret memos and telephone taps, this is a truly remarkable record of the man who ultimately became Hitler's pawn. Rare archival colour footage keeps Il Duce's arrogance and his ruthless rule of violence, intimidation and murder very much alive. Produced and Directed by Chris Oxley ; An IWC Media co-production for Channel Five in association with Discovery Channel

Series details

• Title: Fascism in Colour
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2007-02-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 2007-02-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 89829
• IMDb ID: tt2330346
• TVDB ID: 314494

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-02-18; final listed air date 2007-02-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Fascism in Colour on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.