Film

Violet Gibson, the Irish Woman Who Shot Mussolini

6.020201h 30mDocumentary Drama

Director: Barrie Dowdall
Year: 2020

The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range as she faced a Fascist mob in Rome in 1926. The film looks at how she almost changed the course of history and the enormous personal price she paid.

Top cast

Olwen Fouéré

Violet Gibson

Paraic Cullen

Rosario Marciano

Siobhan Lynam

Mary McGrath

Ciaran McGlynn

Dr. Giannelly

Laura Kelly

Constance Gibson

Michael Heavey

Willie Gibson

Aidan J Collins

Giacomo Matteotti

Ciara Kilbride

Nurse Maclean

Cara Kochs

Clara Petacci

Meagan Spellman

Italian Nurse (voice)

Directed by

Barrie Dowdall, Kevin de la Isla O'Neill

Written by

Siobhan Lynam, Barrie Dowdall, Kevin de la Isla O'Neill