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Mussolini speaks from a flag-draped balcony

Seen from far below against the bare stone of a palace front, Benito Mussolini stands at a balcony draped with a flag and a patterned cloth, a row of medals on his uniform, his head thrown back and his chin raised as he speaks to the square below. The balcony appears to be that of Palazzo Venezia, from which he announced the great decisions of the regime to the crowds, among them the war against Ethiopia in October 1935 and the proclamation of the empire in May 1936.

Period
c. 1935–1936
Credit
The March of Time (Outtakes)US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name
HFE010098
Length
0' 07"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
Chroma Subsampling
yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
File Size
160,866,436 bytes
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