The Dictator's Playbook - Season 1 - Eps 3: Benito Mussolini
A study of the methods used by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to rise to power and turn Italy into the first fascist state. A master of propaganda, he dubbed himself "Il Duce" (the leader) and delivered bombastic speeches in which he idealized a fascist culture and promised to return Italy to the grandeur of Ancient Rome. Instead he created a one-party dictatorship and kept his grip on power for two long decades.
About The Dictator's Playbook
Title: The Dictator's Playbook
First Air Date: 2018-06-02
Last Air Date: 2018-07-07
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 4 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Cream Productions, Twin Cities Public Television
Synopsis
Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
Cast
Tim Beckmann
Narrator
