Fascism’s 8th Birthday (1929)

Rome, Italy, Full titles read: “FASCISM’S 8TH BIRTHDAY - SIGNOR MUSSOLINI acclaimed by 100,000 citizens on anniversary of his historic march on Rome.“ High angle shots of thousands of members of the Italian army celebrating fanatically outside large stately building in Rome. L/S’s of the soldiers waving rifles in the air with their hats on. L/S’s of Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) giving very dramatic speech from balcony. 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 Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on