The Last Days of Mussolini

Film Description

Rod Steiger heads an all star international cast as Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini in Carlo Lizzani's Last Days of Mussolini.

April, 1945, The Third Reich are losing ground during the final months of World War II, fascist dictator Mussolini (Steiger) flees the wrath of his own people and heads for Switzerland with his mistress. Hunted by both the Americans led by Jack Donati, and the partisans, Mussolini is swiftly captured by the freedom fighters and held prisoner on the shores of Lake Como. Mussolini and his lover must endure a night of soul searching before answering for their crimes at dawn.

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