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This film, an episode of the venerable show "Biography", tells the story of Benito Mussolini; the first modern dictator of a united Italy.

The film opens with images of Mussolini delivering one of his passionate speeches to supporters (:09). He and his fascist party ruled for over Italy for 20 years. Mike Wallace narrates (:58). This series was produced by the great and prolific David L.

Wolper (1:04). Benito came into power at the close of WW1 as he stirred public support with spectacular parades and claims to the working man (2:07). He was born in 1893 in the village of Predappio, nestled in the mountains of Central Italy (2:55).

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His father, Alessandro is pictured to be a socialist agitator (3:04). At nineteen, Mussolini completed schooling (3:21). Later he embraced radical socialist politics and began writing for Socialist newspapers (3:31). He was arrested for insighting a riot (3:52) landi