Mussolini Helps With Demolition - Rome (1930-1939)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. French voiceover. Rome, Italy. Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) walks to the top of a hill overlooking some of the ancient Roman remains in Rome. He hits a few bricks with a sledgehammer and moves a few tiles. Various shots of people working on the demolition of various buildings. Several shots have landmarks of Rome in the background. N.B. Mussolini had ordered the demolition of the buildings and was on hand to start the process. FILM ID:462.1 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), a