Last Days Of Mussolini
No Shame Films (1974)
Biography, Drama, War
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IMDB   6.4
2 hr 9 mins Italy / Italian
DVD  Region 1   NR
Henry Fonda
Rod Steiger Benito Mussolini
Franco Nero Colonel Valerio
Lisa Gastoni Claretta Petacci
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Allied Commander
Lino Capolicchio Pedro
Tom Felleghy
Giuseppe Addobbati
Andrea Aureli
Bruno Corazzari
Rodolfo Dal Pra
Francesco Di Federico
Manfred Freyberger
Marco Guglielmi
Umberto Raho
Massimo Sarchielli
Bill Vanders
Director
Carlo Lizzani
Producer Enzo Peri
Writer Carlo Lizzani
Fabio Pittorru
Cinematography Roberto Gerardi
Musician Ennio Morricone

April is the cruelest month... for Fascists!

Academy Award® winner Rod Steiger (In The Heat Of The Night, Duck You Sucker) heads a stellar international cast as hunted Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini in Carlo Lizzani's bracing Last Days Of Mussolini.

April, 1945: With the Third Reich losing ground in the final months of World War II and the Allies pressing towards Italy, Fascist dictator Mussolini (Steiger) flees the wrath of his own people and heads for Switzerland with his mistress, Clara Petacci (Wild, Wild Planet's Lisa Gastoni). Hunted by both the Americans (led by Giacomo Rossi Stuart, of The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave) and the partisans (commanded by Django star Franco Nero), Mussolini finds all avenues of escape blocked and is swiftly captured by the freedom fighters. Held prisoner on the shores of Lake Como, "Il Duce" and his lover endure a dark night of the soul before answering for their crimes at dawn.

History comes explosively to life in this tense, sprawling wartime drama featuring Academy Award® winner Henry Fonda (The Grapes Of Wrath), Lino Capolicchio (The House With The Laughing Windows), Umberto Raho (Secrets Of A Callgirl) and Luciano Pigozzi (The Whip And The Body), with a score by Ennio Morricone.

Never before available on DVD, Last Days Of Mussolini is presented by NoShame Films uncut, in a majestic new Hi-Def transfer taken from original vault materials.
Edition Details
Distributor NoShame Films
Release Date 11/14/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
ITALIAN: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
The Long Way To Freedom - Interview with Director Carlo Lizzani
Original Theatrical Trailer
Collectible Booklet Including Liner Notes and Talent Bios