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The Assassination of Matteotti (1973)

The Assassination of Matteotti poster
Original title
Il delitto Matteotti
Directed by
Florestano Vancini
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
2h
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A 1973 Italian film about the murder of socialist politician Giacomo Matteotti in 1924. It shows how this event helped Benito Mussolini seize total power in Italy.

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What happens

The Assassination of Matteotti (Italian: Il delitto Matteotti) is a 1973 Italian historical drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. The film tells the events that led to the tragic end of Giacomo Matteotti and to the establishment of the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini in Italy. It was awarded with the Special Jury Prize at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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