Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini

1h 30m
DocumentaryDrama
6

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.

Cast

Olwen Fouéré
Violet Gibson
Paraic Cullen
Rosario Marciano
Siobhan Lynam
Mary McGrath
Ciaran McGlynn
Dr. Giannelly
Laura Kelly
Constance Gibson
Michael Heavey
Willie Gibson
Aidan J Collins
Giacomo Matteotti
Ciara Kilbride
Nurse Maclean
Cara Kochs
Clara Petacci
Meagan Spellman
Italian Nurse (voice)

Crew

Barrie Dowdall
Director, Writer
Kevin de la Isla O'Neill
Director, Writer
Siobhan Lynam
Writer

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