Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini

writer, actor

Benito Mussolini was born on Jul 29, 1883 in Italy. Benito Mussolini's big-screen debut came with 100 Days of Napoleon directed by Giovacchino Forzano in 1935. Benito Mussolini is known for Hundert Tage directed by Franz Wenzler, Werner Krauss stars as Napoleon and Gustaf Gründgens as Fouché. The upcoming new movie Benito Mussolini plays is 100 Days of Napoleon which will be released on Sep 12, 1936.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born in Predappio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was the son of Alessandro Mussolini, a socialist, and Rosa Maltoni, a devout Catholic schoolteacher. In 1915, Mussolini married Donna Rachele Guidi. Together, they had five children. On October 31, 1922, at the age of 39, Mussolini became the Prime Minister of Italy. He was removed from power and placed under arrest by order of King Victor Emmanuel III in July 1943, but two months later was rescued by the Germans and installed as the puppet leader of a German client state, the Italian Social Republic. On April 28, 1945, Mussolini was shot dead by Italian Communists in Giulino di Mezzegra, Lombardy, Italy and his corpse was hung by its feet. He was 61 years old.

  • Birthday

    Jul 29, 1883
  • Place of Birth

    Predappio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

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