Fascism’s 5th Birthday (1927)

Item title reads: “ Fascism’s 5th Birthday. Signor Mussolini reviews 50,000 black shirts on anniversary of his historic march on Rome.“. Rome, Italy Mussolini riding a horse at the head of a small group, enters the stadium arena and stops, giving a raised arm salute, standing up in the saddle. He wears a plumed cap. He shouts out the words of his speech. The assembled troops raise their hats on guns, like a forest. L/S from a high angle as the troops march along a roadway, past two obelisks and a lion. Note: Great example of Mussolini as leader. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramo