Caesar and Claretta

'Caesar and Claretta' dramatises the last few hours in the lives of Benito Mussolini (El Duce, played by Robert Hardy) and his mistress Claretta (played by Helen Mirren).

Cast

Helen Mirren

as Claretta Petacci

Robert Hardy

as Benito Mussolini

Oliver Cotton

as Giacomo

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