Il Duce canadese, aka Il duce canadese: Le Mussolini canadien (Canada: French title) was a Canadian

Canada

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 television miniseries, which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 in 2004.

The series revolves around the Alvaro family, an Italian-Canadian

Italian-Canadian

An Italian Canadian is a Canadian of Italian descent or heritage. According to the 2006 census of Canada, 1,445,335 Canadians consider themselves to be of Italian origin. The Italian-Canadian population climbed by more than 12% and half have combined Italian origins along with another ethnic...

 family in Montreal

Montreal

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 during World War II

World War II

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 whose lives are tested when family patriarch Angelo (Tony Nardi

Tony Nardi

Tony Nardi is a Canadian actor, playwright, director and producer.Tony Nardi is a two-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Actor, for his roles in La Sarrasine and My Father's Angel....

) is falsely arrested and imprisoned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...

 as a national security threat.

The series' cast also includes Alexis Bélec, Ron Lea

Ron Lea

Ron Lea is a Canadian actor.Lea was born in Montreal and attended Concordia University before moving on to take acting training at the National Theatre School. His career took off after appearing in various local theatre productions. Lea can be seen in many movies on television, but may be most...

, Gerry Mendicino

Gerry Mendicino

Gerry Mendicino is a Canadian actor.Throughout his career he has been able to play various and versatile characters. He began on the television series King of Kensington and went on to host the popular Polka Dot Door show. He played the role of Sam Ramone in the hit television series Ready or Not...

, Dino Tavarone, Marina Orsini

Marina Orsini

Marina Orsini is a Canadian actress of Italian background.-Background:Orsini had an extensive acting career starting in 1986 after a brief career in modeling in which she participated in a pageant in 1982...

 and Carlo Rota

Carlo Rota

Carlo Rota is a British-born Canadian actor, best known to Canadian audiences for his role on Little Mosque on the Prairie and to international audiences for starring on the FOX series 24.-Early life:...

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External links

• Il Duce canadese at IMDb