The Little King

The Little King

1976 documentary by Nicola Caracciolo about the life of Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele III

War & PoliticsDocumentary

Seasons

The Terrible Cousins

1. The Terrible Cousins

Air Date: 1979-09-13

Who was Victor Emmanuel III of Savoy? An analysis of the life of the future king of Italy, from his unhappy childhood to his marriage to Elena of Montenegro, to the early years of the 20th century.

War and Feelings

2. War and Feelings

Air Date: 1979-09-20

Victor Emmanuel III ascended the throne in 1900, marking a different way of reigning from his father Umberto I: a reign as peaceful as it was unwanted. A king with a strong solitary vocation, he nevertheless unilaterally led the country into the First World War on the side of the Entente.

The Great Choices

3. The Great Choices

Air Date: 1979-09-27

Victory in the Great War did not strengthen the reign of Victor Emmanuel III, and a growing opposition formed on the right. Mussolini took advantage of this with his March on Rome, initially opposed and then at the last moment authorised by the king. Fascism and monarchy nevertheless seemed to get along fine throughout the 1920s.

The May Queen

4. The May Queen

Air Date: 1979-10-04

An insight into Marie-José of Belgium, last queen of Italy, and her difficult relations with the House of Savoy. She was a point of reference for many anti-fascists during the regime and during the war.

The End of a Reign

5. The End of a Reign

Air Date: 1979-10-11

Throughout the 1930s, Victor Emmanuel III and the monarchy became more and more marginalised in relation to Mussolini's power until the outbreak of the Second World War. Then the military defeats, the armistice and the flight to the South. Finally, the abdication in 1946.

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Release Date

1979-09-13

Episodes

5 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

RAI

RAI

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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