Son of the Century." The series chronicles Benito Mussolini's rise to power and is particularly timely as populist leaders are sprouting up all over the world. Based on Italian author Antonio ...

Director Joe Wright’s series is based on Antonio Scurati’s best-selling Italian historical novel of the same name. Scurati’s ...

highly stylised serial traces the rise of Italy’s fascist dictator, who wielded absolute power a century ago by exploiting the deep divisions in his nation. Benito Mussolini convinced millions ...

Son of the Century," which reconstructs Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini's rise to power. Scurati was meant to read his monologue – written to mark the country's upcoming April 25 national ...

See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism ...

Benito Mussolini was not the bumbling buffoon portrayed in popular culture, but the most powerful force behind the rise of European Fascism before ... Mussolini and the Fascists guided Hitler to power ...

The Italian star of the Sky series, launching soon in the U.K., discusses the burden of transforming into the infamous fascist, the joy of working with Joe Wright, and that "make Italy great again" ...

As a historian who has studied and taught courses on Italian fascism, I have spent many hours watching footage and listening to the speeches of dictator Benito ... Mussolini’s rise and who ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

Sky Atlantic’s blistering Italian drama brings more than a dash of Peaky Blinders to the story of the fascist’s rise to power ... unreliable narrator, Benito Mussolini, in Joe Wright ...

Benito Mussolini ... uncanny as Mussolini with his jutting jaw, simian posture and resonant voice. He not only captures the strongman’s imposing physicality and rhetorical power, but peels ...