Mussolini and I
| Mussolini and I | |
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DVD cover of Mussolini and I | |
| Written by | Alberto Negrin Nicola Badalucco |
| Directed by | Alberto Negrin |
| Starring | Bob Hoskins Anthony Hopkins Susan Sarandon |
| Theme music composer | Egisto Macchi |
| Country of origin | Italy France West Germany Switzerland Spain United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Mario Gallo Enzo Guilioli |
| Editors | Roberto Perpignani Egisto Macchi |
| Running time | 130 mins. (original) 240 mins. (extended) |
| Production companies | HBO Premiere Films Rai Radiotelevisione Italiana |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rai Uno HBO |
| Release | 15 April 1985 |
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Mussolini and I (alternately titled Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce) is a 1985 made-for-television docudrama film directed by Alberto Negrin. It chronicles the strained relationship between Italy's fascist dictator Benito Mussolini and his son-in-law and foreign minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, based on Ciano's diaries. Made in English as an Italian-French-German-Swiss-Spanish-American co-production, with Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins and Susan Sarandon in the leading roles, it first aired on Rai Uno on 15 April 1985 in a 130-minute version. On 8 September 1985, it premiered in the USA on HBO in an extended four-hour version.
All filming was done in Italy, including northern Italy's Gargnano, Merano, Bolzano, Verona, and in central Italy, Rome and L'Aquila. Filming was also done at the well-known Villa Torlonia and Palazzo Venezia. It was released on a 2-disc DVD in August 2003. It is divided into four segments for a total of 240 minutes and was released by Koch Entertainment.