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Private Affairs: 2: Caesar and Claretta

on BBC Two England

by Jack Russell.
A series of six plays.
Mezzegra, Northern Italy, 3 am Saturday, 28 April 1945. Two people are locked together in a small peasant cottage by Italian Partisans while their fate is decided. It is the last night in the lives of Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta.

Contributors

Writer:
Jack Russell
Lighting:
Nigel Wright
Designer:
Allan Anson
Script Editor:
Frank Hatherley
Producer:
Rosemary Hill
Director:
Claude Whatham
Benito Mussolini:
Robert Hardy
Claretta Petacci:
Helen Mirren
Pedro:
Robin Scobey
Neri:
Garry McDermott
Lino:
Nick Llewellyn
Cantoni:
Stephen Tate
Lia:
Gina Manicom
Giacomo:
Oliver Cotton
Boys:
Maurice Badi
Boys:
Paul Tropea
Valerio:
Donald Webster

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