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Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini

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Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini

6.0

1h 30m

2020

Synopsis

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. The film looks at how she almost changed the course of history and the enormous personal price she paid.

Director

Kevin de la Isla O'Neill

Barrie Dowdall

DocumentaryDrama

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Cast & Crew

Olwen Fouéré

Olwen Fouéré

as Violet Gibson

Paraic Cullen

as Rosario Marciano

Siobhan Lynam

as Mary McGrath

Ciaran McGlynn

Ciaran McGlynn

as Dr. Giannelly

Laura Kelly

as Constance Gibson

Michael Heavey

as Willie Gibson

Aidan J Collins

as Giacomo Matteotti

Ciara Kilbride

as Nurse Maclean

Cara Kochs

as Clara Petacci

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