April, 1945: With the Third Reich losing ground during the final months of World War II, fascist dictator Mussolini (Rod Steiger) flees the wrath of his own people and heads for Switzerland with his mistress, Claretta Petacci. Hunted by both the Americans led by Jack Donati and the partisans, Mussolini is swiftly captured by the freedom fighters and held prisoner on the shores of Lake Como, Mussolini and his lover endure a dark night of the soul searching before answering for their crimes at dawn.
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