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  • Il corpo del duce (2011)
  • 56 min | Documentary
Il corpo del duce (2011)
56 min | Documentary

On April 29, 1945, partisans and citizens of Milan gathered in Piazzale Loreto to celebrate the death of the Duce. Mussolini's body, which was hanging by its feet, became a symbol of the victorious Resistance. But that mangled body, a true...See moreOn April 29, 1945, partisans and citizens of Milan gathered in Piazzale Loreto to celebrate the death of the Duce. Mussolini's body, which was hanging by its feet, became a symbol of the victorious Resistance. But that mangled body, a true icon of the entire regime, also embodies the horror of civil war and is a story that is hard to hold up as a cornerstone of the foundation of the new Italy. The body was stolen by the neo-fascists in 1946 and was hidden by the Christian Democrats for eleven years, until - only in 1957 - it was buried at Predappio. See less
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Writers
Sergio Luzzatto (story) | Fabrizio Laurenti (commentary)
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Updated Nov 29, 2011

Release date
Jul 2, 2013 (Italy)

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6 cast members
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Gioele Dix
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Benito Mussolini
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Luis Molteni
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Aurora Cancian
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Riccardo Mei
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Luca Violini
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