The 20th Century on Film

Dictatorship: Three "Madnesses" (3x9)

Air date: Jun 16, 2018

The true faces of the three dictators who terrorized the world. Mussolini of Italy, who created fascism and set out to revive the "Roman Empire." He was praised as a great leader who gathered the support of the masses who had lost hope in democracy. Mussolini's admirer was Germany's Hitler. It is said that when Hitler met Mussolini for the first time, he burst into tears. The hatred between the two dictators resulted in the deaths of 40 million people.