Mussolini and I

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Mussolini and I
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 (1985-04-15)
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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.^[1] 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-US 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.