2024Nominee
Best Performance
Megalopolis
Benito Mussolini
Actor
Predappio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
July 29, 1883
Biography
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who was the Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his overthrow in 1943. He was also Duce of Italian fascism from the establishment of the Italian Fasces of Combat in 1919, until his summary execution in 1945. He founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF). As a dictator and founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired the international spread of fascist movements during the interwar period.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1974Nominee
Best Performance
Getúlio Vargas
1981Nominee
Best Performance
Lion of the Desert
Career Highlights
1978Highlight
Best Performance
Faces of Death
1947Highlight
Best Performance
Monsieur Verdoux
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Megalopolis
Lion of the Desert
Faces of Death