''Il Duce Canadese'', aka ''Il duce canadese: Le Mussolini canadien'' (Canada: French title) is a Canadian television miniseries, which aired on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

in 2004. The series revolves around the Alvaro family, an Italian-Canadian family in Montreal during World War II whose lives are tested when family patriarch Angelo (

Tony Nardi Tony Nardi (born 1958) is an Italian-Canadian actor, playwright and theatre director based in Toronto, who has performed on stage and in film and television. Fluent in four languages; he has appeared in French, Italian and English-language pro ...

) is falsely arrested and imprisoned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a national security threat. The series' cast also includes

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, Ron Lea,

Gerry Mendicino Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973. Throughout his career he has been able to play a wide range of versa ...

, Dino Tavarone,

Marina Orsini Marina Orsini C.M. (born January 4, 1967) is a Canadian actress. Early life Orsini was born in Ville-Émard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada to an Italian-Canadian family. Career Orsini first had a brief career in modeling in which she participated in ...

and Carlo Rota.

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* 2000s Canadian television miniseries 2004 Canadian television series debuts CBC Television original programming Films directed by Giles Walker Works about Italian-Canadian culture {{Canada-drama-tv-prog-stub