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Mar 3, 2020 · With Olwen Fouéré, Padraig Cullen, Michael Heavey, Siobhan Lynam. 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.
- (21)
- Documentary, Drama
- Barrie Dowdall, Kevin de la Isla O'Neill
- 2020-03-03
Mar 22, 2021 · A free radio documentary tells the tale of the long-overlooked individual who nearly killed the Italian dictator in 1926. Violet Gibson, a 50-year-old Irish woman, attempted to assassinate...
- Nora Mcgreevy
Feb 19, 2021 · The true and forgotten story of Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor to Ireland, who shot fascist dictator Benito Mussolin. Director: Barrie Dowdall and Kevin de la Isla...
- 2 min
- 20K
- Chicago Irish Film Festival
On 7 April 1926 an Irish woman stepped out from a crowd in Rome and fired a shot at one of the 20th century's most infamous dictators. One bullet grazed the nose of Benito Mussolini, but the ...
Mar 3, 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.
Violet Albina Gibson (31 August 1876 – 2 May 1956) was an Irish-born British woman who attempted to assassinate Benito Mussolini in 1926. She was released without charge but spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital in England.
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Sep 14, 2021 · Violet Gibson - An tÉireannach Mná a Lámhach Mussolini (The Irish Woman who Shot Mussolini) will air on Wednesday, 22 September at 9.30pm on TG4. You can check out the trailer for the Irish language version of the film below.
