Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fascist-italy"

1. Tea with Mussolini (1999)

PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, War

An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher

Votes: 14,200 | Gross: $14.35M

2. Appointment with Death (1988)

PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.

Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud

Votes: 6,055 | Gross: $0.96M

3. A Special Day (1977)

Approved | 106 min | Drama

Two neighbors, a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife, meet during Hitler's visit to Italy in May 1938.

Director: Ettore Scola | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon, Françoise Berd

Votes: 15,844

4. Roma (1972)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama

A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital, most of it based on director Federico Fellini's life.

Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Britta Barnes, Peter Gonzales Falcon, Fiona Florence, Pia De Doses

Votes: 13,809 | Gross: $0.73M

5. Le pupille (2022)

PG | 39 min | Short

Follow the rebellious girls of a Catholic boarding school before Christmas, a time of war and scarcity.

Director: Alice Rohrwacher | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Carmen Pommella, Lady Maru

Votes: 3,720

6. Christ Stopped at Eboli (1979)

150 min | Drama

A doctor in Fascist Italy is exiled to a remote village for his political views.

Director: Francesco Rosi | Stars: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari

Votes: 2,735 | Gross: $0.07M

7. Violent Summer (1959)

98 min | Drama, Romance, War

Summer 1943: The war is in full swing in southern Italy. Together with friends, Carlo enjoys a carefree summer in youthful naïveté. He falls in love with Roberta, whose husband was killed in the war.

Director: Valerio Zurlini | Stars: Eleonora Rossi Drago, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Lilla Brignone, Raf Mattioli

Votes: 1,881

8. Time to Kill (1989)

R | 110 min | Drama, War

In 1936, when Ethiopia is being invaded by the Italian army, Lieutenant Silvestri sets off for the nearest camp hospital to take care of a toothache. En route he meets a young Ethiopian ... See full summary »

Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ricky Tognazzi, Patrice-Flora Praxo, Gianluca Favilla

Votes: 986

9. Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)

Unrated | 410 min | Biography, Drama, History

The rise and fall of the Italian fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini.

Stars: George C. Scott, Virginia Madsen, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Lee Grant

Votes: 647

10. Hitler: A Career (1977)

Not Rated | 150 min | Documentary, History

This meticulously assembled film dissects the Third Reich with an analytical blade, charting Hitler's improbable rise, his mastery of crowd psychology and his consummate skill in exploiting others' weaknesses.

Directors: Joachim Fest, Christian Herrendoerfer | Stars: Gert Westphal, Stephen Murray, Artur Axmann, General Bergeret

Votes: 3,036

11. Nest of Vipers (1978)

R | 105 min | Drama

A background of rising fascism in Venice in 1930s. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena.

Director: Tonino Cervi | Stars: Ornella Muti, Senta Berger, Capucine, Christian Borromeo

Votes: 317 | Gross: $0.03M

12. Five for Hell (1969)

95 min | Action, Adventure, War

Five oddball American commandos infiltrate a well-guarded villa to steal the documents for "Plan K", which the Nazis intend to use to drive the Allies out of Italy.

Director: Gianfranco Parolini | Stars: Gianni Garko, Margaret Lee, Klaus Kinski, Aldo Canti

Votes: 674

13. Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2020 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Part two of the crime drama saga. Following the rise of Vito Scaletta, son of Italian immigrants who moves to Empire Bay in America. Growing up and getting into a life of crime he befriends... See full summary »

Votes: 482

14. Una storia ambigua (1986)

86 min | Romance

Countess Anna Guerrieri, a rich and provocative noblewoman, marries Romano, an important fascist who is very loyal to the party.

Director: Mario Bianchi | Stars: Minnie Minoprio, Gabriele Gori, Beba Balteano, Piero Gerlini

Votes: 43

15. Mussolini and I (1985)

120 min | Biography, Drama, War

A compelling drama and documentary chronicling the life and death of Il Duce (Bob Hoskins), from his days as a terrorist, to his alliance with Hitler, to the betrayal of his son-in-law, and untimely demise.

Stars: Susan Sarandon, Anthony Hopkins, Bob Hoskins, Annie Girardot

Votes: 453

16. Why We Fight (1942)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, War

The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.

Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak | Stars: Walter Huston, Victor Bulwer-Lytton, Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré

Votes: 2,409

17. Italiani brava gente (1964)

137 min | Drama, History, War

Chronicle of the unheralded and unsuccessful invasion of the Soviet Union by the Italian army during World War II.

Director: Giuseppe De Santis | Stars: Arthur Kennedy, Zhanna Prokhorenko, Raffaele Pisu, Tatyana Samoylova

Votes: 409

18. The Gold Rimmed Glasses (1987)

110 min | Drama

A Jewish family and a homosexual doctor suffer persecution in Fascist Italy. Based on a novel by Giorgio Bassani.

Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Rupert Everett, Valeria Golino, Stefania Sandrelli

Votes: 672

19. World War Two (2018– )

Documentary, History, War

The events of the Second World War as they happened 78 years ago are covered each week.

Stars: Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Astrid Deinhard-Olsson, Shani Neidell Beard

Votes: 82

20. Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini (2020)

117 min | Documentary, Drama

The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926.

Directors: Barrie Dowdall, Kevin de la Isla O'Neill | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Padraig Cullen, Michael Heavey, Siobhan Lynam

Votes: 21

21. Nazty Nuisance (1943)

Passed | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Germany's Adolf Hitler is on his way via submarine to a tropical country to negotiate a treaty with the High Chief Paj Mab. Right there with him, although he tried to avoid taking them, are... See full summary »

Director: Glenn Tryon | Stars: Bobby Watson, Joe Devlin, Johnny Arthur, Jean Porter

Votes: 278

22. The Man Who Saw Too Much (2019 TV Special)

62 min | Documentary, History, War

Alan Yentob tells the story of Boris Pahor, at 106 the oldest known survivor of the Nazi concentration camps. A Slovenian from Trieste, Pahor wrote his novel Necropolis about his time in Natzweiler camp for political prisoners.

Directors: Jill Nicholls, Alan Yentob | Stars: Boris Pahor, Allan Corduner, Nicholas Farrell, Josef Kramer

Votes: 60

23. Thunderbolt (1947)

Approved | 44 min | Documentary, Short, History

A WW2 documentary on the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter/bomber pilots in missions (Operation Strangle) from their base in Corsica to Northern Italy in 1944, destroying railroads, bridges, trains, vehicles and hard targets.

Directors: William Wyler, John Sturges | Stars: James Stewart, John K. Cannon, Ira C. Eaker, Howard Hickok

Votes: 696

24. Kontserto gia polyvola (1967)

109 min | Drama, War

As WWII is brewing over Europe, a diligent secretary becomes entangled in a well-orchestrated ballet of counter-intelligence, as her desire for a captain threatens to jeopardise the entire operation. But, can love bloom on the battlefield?

Director: Dinos Dimopoulos | Stars: Jenny Karezi, Manos Katrakis, Kostas Kazakos, Andreas Barkoulis

Votes: 303

25. How to Stage a Coup (2017 TV Movie)

47 min | Documentary, History

A guide to human history through its most audacious power grabs. From Julius Caesar to Napoleon; from Mussolini to the strongmen of the present day - we see how the world we know has been shaped by those who dream big.

Director: Cal Seville | Stars: Nicholas O'Shaughnessy, Giles Milton, Donald Rayfield, Daniel Beer

Votes: 191

26. The Fight for Peace (1938)

Approved | 65 min | Documentary, War

A documentary about the threat of war breaking out in Europe, focusing on Hitler, Stalin and Mussolini.

Stars: David Ross, Kai-Shek Chiang, Georges Clemenceau, Engelbert Dollfuss

27. Battle for Cassino (1969 Video)

51 min | Documentary, History, War

In this World War II documentary, we examine several of the controversial bombings of the war. Included is Allies bombing of the Benedictine Monastery on Monte Cassino.

Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Allan Francis Harding, Dan Davin, Achim Oster

Votes: 13

28. The War of Lions

Drama, History, War | Pre-production

An Italian wine exporter's family and Polish friends scatter across enemy lines when Nazi Germany and USSR invade Poland and then reunite when Polish soldiers liberate Italy. True experiences of real people in Poland and Italy during WWII.

Director: George A. Perantoni

29. Puzz 3D: The Orient Express (2000 Video Game)

Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Part of Puzz 3D video game series. Complete the 3D jigsaw puzzle of the famous historical passenger train, the Orient Express, to solve its mystery. The story is told through FMV sequences.

Director: Dany Chiasson | Stars: Deena Aziz, Chip Chuipka, Bill Rowat, Amanda Strawn

30. A Timewatch Guide (2015– )
Episode: Dictators and Despots (2017)

Documentary, History

David Olusoga examines fifty years of BBC documentary archives to try and discover why dictators can have such a powerful appeal and asks if our fascination has fed their power.

Director: Andy Webb | Stars: Fidel Castro, Muammar Gaddafi, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein

Votes: 5

31. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: The Desert: North Africa - 1940-1943 (1973)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The desert war, starting with Italy's invasion of Egypt and the attacks and counterattacks between Germany and Italy and the Commonwealth forces, the Axis defeat at El Alamein.

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Paola Colacicchi, David Belchem, Richard O'Connor

Votes: 420

32. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Tough Old Gut: Italy - November 1942-June 1944 (1974)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

After driving the Germans from North Africa the Allies turn their sites on Italy. But the Italian campaign turned out to be tougher the anyone expected. American reluctance to divert ... See full summary »

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Strong, Drew Middleton, Mark W. Clark

Votes: 375

33. My Grandparents' War (2019– )
Episode: Helena Bonham Carter (2019)

47 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Helena Bonham Carter goes in search of the truth behind her relatives' involvement in World War II. Both sets of her grandparents, one pair in France the other in England, were unconventional war heroes.

Director: Francis Hanly | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Caroline Catz

Votes: 62

34. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle for Italy (1996)

Documentary, History, War

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Director: Dave Flitton | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Benito Mussolini

35. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battle for the Mediterranean (2002)

Documentary, History, War

We tell the story of the crucial battles for control of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the irreplaceable oil fields in World War 2 and the story of the war in Greece.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Claude Auchinleck, Winston Churchill

Votes: 5

36. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: The Battles for Tunisia (2001)

Documentary, History, War

The campaign in Tunisia in World War Two saw the battles that finally ended the brutal war in the desert. We look at the weapons used and tactics and tell the story of the battle itself.

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Harold Alexander, Kenneth Anderson, Claude Auchinleck

Votes: 6

37. Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (2021–2022)
Episode: Rome (2021)

Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Adventure

Stanley Tucci heads to Rome in search of the famous Four Pastas. Stanley orders rigatoni all'amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a selection of cheeses and sausages made from the sheep and pigs farmed in the region.

Directors: Satiyesh Manoharajah, Neil Ferguson | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Sarah Cicolini, Benito Mussolini, Kotaro Noda

Votes: 209

38. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Big Red One (2021)

Documentary, History, War

The story of the longest serving infantry division in the US Army, who fought in every major campaign in Western Europe in which American forces were engaged.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Harley Reynolds, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg, Benjamin Hilton

39. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Desert Rats (2021)

Documentary, History, War

The story of the armoured units who landed in Normandy to spearhead the Allied advance into Nazi occupied Europe and break open the Third Reich's defences.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Dick Taylor, Jon Trigg, Rodney Scott, Cecil Newton

40. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Screaming Eagles (2021)

Documentary, History, War

The 101st Airborne parachuted into their first battle on D-Day, swiftly proving their worth as one of the most accomplished combat formations ever fielded by the US army.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: John O'Brien, Ed Shames, Carl Beck, Jon Trigg

41. Battle Honours (2021– )
Episode: Rangers (2021)

Documentary, History, War

America's first true Special Forces units, specially selected and trained with the help of British commandos, Rangers became the first US ground forces to see action in Europe.

Directors: Adam Luria, Ian Bremner | Stars: Edwin Roth, George Sabine, Flint Whitlock, Jon Trigg

42. Apocalypse: Hitler Takes on the West (2021– )
Episode: Ultimes Combats (2021)

Documentary, History, War

France is in chaos. The French people take to the roads, trying to escape. The government signs an armistice as Germans take over half the country.

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Stephen Rashbrook, Nathan Rippy, William C. Bullitt

Votes: 40

43. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: The Golden Door (Beginnings-1938) (2022)

TV-14 | 129 min | Documentary, History

A xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but is unable to coordinate a response.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Peter Hayes, Daniel Mendelsohn, Rebecca Erbelding

Votes: 203

44. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: Yearning to Breathe Free (1938-1942) (2022)

TV-14 | 138 min | Documentary, History

As WWII begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Germany. Some individuals and organizations work tirelessly to help refugees escape. Germany invades the USSR and secretly begins the mass murder of European Jews.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Guy Stern, Peter Hayes

Votes: 157

45. The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Episode: The Homeless, The Tempest-Tossed (1942-) (2022)

TV-14 | 131 min | Documentary, History

A group of government officials supports and finances rescue operations. Allied soldiers begin to liberate concentration camps and find mass graves. The public sees the sheer scale of the Holocaust.

Directors: Sarah Botstein, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Daniel Mendelsohn, Deborah Lipstadt, Eva Geiringer

Votes: 146

46. Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
Episode: La menace (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Hitler's charismatic speeches may have won the impoverished but would the National Socialist Party risen to power without the Great Depression?

Director: Isabelle Clarke | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Richard Lintern, Doug Rand, Hans Baur

Votes: 145

47. Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
Episode: Le Führer (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Was the support of a politically polarized minority of the population all Hitler needed to maneuver the Nazi party from a position of moderate influence to control of the government or was there more?

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Richard Lintern, Doug Rand, Hans Baur

Votes: 138

48. The Road to War (1989– )
Episode: Italy (1989)

Documentary

When fascist leader Benito Mussolini took power and turned Italy into a first officially fascist state, Hitler's role model and first ally was born. However, some defend Mussolini's reign of terror even now, including his elderly son.

Stars: Charles Wheeler, Italo Balbo, Mario Banzo, Sergio Bernacconi

Votes: 5

49. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: The Mediterranean and North Africa (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Italy's failed attacks in the Mediterranean region draw in the Germans.

Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Benito Mussolini

Votes: 254

50. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: The Gathering Storm (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

The activities of nations after World War I that lead to World War II.

Stars: Robert Powell, Adolf Hitler, Paul von Hindenburg, Kai-Shek Chiang

Votes: 408