Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, the Archaeologist Who Considered Killing Hitler and Mussolini, Gets a Feature Film
L'uomo che poteva cambiare il mondo, directed by Anne Paulicevich and featuring Elio Germano, is set to debut in Italian theaters on 19 November. The film centers on Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli (Siena, 1900 – Rome, 1975), a notable Italian archaeologist. Despite his ideological beliefs, he led Nazi Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Mussolini through Italy's artistic cities during the Fascist period. The narrative is inspired by his diary, Hitler e Mussolini. 1938: il viaggio del Führer in Italia, revealing his contemplations on the possibility of assassinating the dictators. A member of the Italian Communist Party, Bianchi Bandinelli was recognized by Giulio Carlo Argan for his dedication to education and innovative approaches to excavation that emphasized material culture.
Key facts
- L'uomo che poteva cambiare il mondo, directed by Anne Paulicevich and starring Elio Germano, is released in cinemas on 19 November
- The film centres on archaeologist Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli, born in Siena in 1900 and died in Rome in 1975
- Bianchi Bandinelli escorted Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini during the chancellor's official Italian visit within the Rome-Berlin Axis
- The tour covered Naples, Florence and Rome, with King Vittorio Emanuele III and civil and military regime authorities also present
- The screenplay is freely inspired by Bianchi Bandinelli's diary Hitler e Mussolini. 1938: il viaggio del Führer in Italia
- The same diary inspired the 2016 Luce-Cinecittà documentary L'uomo che non cambiò la Storia, directed by Enrico Caria
- Bianchi Bandinelli described himself as 'a generic anti-fascist' and considered organising an attack to kill the dictators
- Giulio Carlo Argan founded the Associazione Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli in his honour and recalled him in a 1979 l'Unità article
Entities
Artists
- Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
- Anne Paulicevich
- Elio Germano
- Adolf Hitler
- Benito Mussolini
- Vittorio Emanuele III
- Enrico Caria
- Giulio Carlo Argan
- Giulia Giaume
Institutions
- Luce-Cinecittà
- Associazione Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli
- Partito Comunista
- l'Unità
- Artribune
Locations
- Siena
- Italy
- Rome
- Naples
- Florence
- Berlin
- Germany