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. 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.
Directed by: Alberto Negrin
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon, Alberto Negrin, Annie Girardot
Genres: Drama, War