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The Assassination of Matteotti

The Assassination of Matteotti

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The Assassination of Matteotti

1973

1h 54m

6.7(33 votes)

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Overview

How the Italian Fascist Party managed to turn the physical elimination of a political enemy into a test of strength fundamental for the ascent into the totalitarian regime.

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10 featured cast members

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Franco Nero

Franco Nero

Giacomo Matteotti

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Benito Mussolini

Umberto Orsini

Umberto Orsini

Amerigo Dumini

Vittorio De Sica

Vittorio De Sica

Mauro Del Giudice

Renzo Montagnani

Renzo Montagnani

Umberto Tancredi

Gastone Moschin

Gastone Moschin

Filippo Turati

Riccardo Cucciolla

Riccardo Cucciolla

Antonio Gramsci

Damiano Damiani

Damiano Damiani

Giovanni Amendola

Stefano Oppedisano

Stefano Oppedisano

Piero Gobetti

Manuela Kustermann

Ada Gobetti

Creative team

Directed by: Florestano Vancini
Written by: Lucio Battistrada
Florestano Vancini
Produced by: Gino Mordini

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