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Benito: The Rise and Fall of Mussolini [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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The Early Years
Review date: 2007-10-06 Rating: 6 out of 10
The Movie title is very misleading. This movie covers a short span of Benito Mussolini's life. Starting when he was a schoolteacher at the age of 19. And ending when he gets control of his own daily paper, which occurs during W.W. I. This actually took me by surprise since the movie is over 5 hours long and its title indicates that we will see his entire life. This movie is also dubbed, and not well at that.
Now the part of Mussolini's life that is depicted gives us a view of what he was like in his twenties as he gained power in the socialist movement. All you will see is how he maneuvered himself through the political intricacies of this movement in order to gain power, his volatile personality and his womanizing. If you expect to see anything more then this, do not watch this movie.
On the positive side, and the reason I gave it three stars, is that the wonderful sets and wardrobe were true to the period. And the acting was well done.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Meme Perlini
Antonio Banderas
Ivano Marescotti
Anna Geislerová
Valentina Lainati
Creators:
Antonio Banderas (Primary Contributor)
Ivano Marescotti (Primary Contributor)
Jaromir Sofr (Cinematographer)
Gian Luigi Calderone (Collaborator)
Nicola Piovani (Composer)
Recording label: Live/Artisan
Manufacturer: Live/Artisan
EAN: 0012236197751
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2006-08-15
Universal product code (UPC): 012236197751
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 307 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1993
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Italian (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)