Description: During late 1942 and early 1943, the fortunes began to turn for Nazi Germany, and there seemed little they could ...

A new eight-part series by MUBI chronicles the ferocious rise of the Italian dictator. While the show is a bit too eager to make Mussolini entertaining, the story it tells couldn't be any more timely.

A new series about the dictator makes its way to U.S. viewers, with a message about the perils of charismatic leaders. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome In the first episode of “Mussolini: ...