Documentary ·History · 2013 · 1h 0m

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli?

Who's Afraid of Machiavelli? poster
Director
Clare Beavan
Cast
Alan Yentob as Self - Presenter Peter Capaldi as Self - Presenter Hilary Devey as Self Alastair Campbell as Self George R.R. Martin as Self
Synopsis

Famous for lines like 'It is better to be feared than loved', Machiavelli's notorious book, The Prince, has been a manual for tyrants from Napoleon to Stalin. But how relevant is The Prince today, and who are the 21st century Machiavellians?

Mood & Themes
diplomatflorence, italymachiavellimodern political philosophy
Key Collaborators
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