Mussolini: Ultimo Atto (1974)

Mussolini: Ultimo Atto (1974, ITA) C-114m. ** D: Carlo Lizzani. Starring Rod Steiger, Franco Nero, Lisa Gastoni, Lino Capolicchio, Umberto Raho, Henry Fonda, Tom Felleghy, Luciano Pigozzi, John Stacy, Bill Vanders, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. Big-scale but disappointing war drama recounts the last four days in the life of Il Duce, the Fascist leader Benito Mussolini. Steiger's presence gives film a boost, but it is relentlessly talky and never manages to convey the high tension of the final days of WW2. Score by Ennio Morricone is hardly ever used. Edited by Franco Fraticelli. Originally shown at 125m. or 126m. English titles: MUSSOLINI: THE LAST ACT, MUSSOLINI: THE LAST FOUR DAYS, THE LAST DAYS OF MUSSOLINI, THE LAST TYRANT.


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