Black Shirt (1933)

Original title

Camicia Nera

Directed by

Giovacchino Forzano

Genre

documentary film, drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

3.7 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film shows events in Italy from the start of the First World War through the rise of Mussolini and the changes that followed. It mixes fictional scenes with documentary footage to support the Fascist regime.

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What happens

Black Shirt (Italian: Camicia nera) is a 1933 Italian drama film directed by Giovacchino Forzano. The film was made by the Istituto Luce as a propaganda work to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Mussolini's Fascist regime. It portrays events in Italy from the beginning of the First World War to the coming to power of Mussolini and the transformation of the country since. It combines elements of normal fiction films, documentary and futurist influences. The film The Old Guard, released the following year, is also set in the period leading up to the March on Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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