Mussolini: The Untold Story: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mussolini: The Untold Story follows the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. The series begins in 1922 as Mussolini gathers his power through the use of his Black Shirt militia. Promoting himself as Caesar reincarnate, Il Duce gains a national fervor that peaks after the Italian invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in 1935. In 1938, Mussolini attempted to promote peace at a Munich conference. Nonetheless he aligned himself with Hitler and drew his country into World War II. Of course, this led to his country's downfall and his total dishonor.

Series details

• Title: Mussolini: The Untold Story
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, War, History
• Premiere date: 1985-11-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 1985-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 80 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28949
• IMDb ID: tt0088579
• TVDB ID: 260818

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-11-24; final listed air date 1985-11-26; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mussolini: The Untold Story 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.