Tea with Mussolini
“A story of civilized disobedience”
1999•PG•1h 57m•6.5•Released
ComedyDramaWar
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Writer
John Mortimer
Budget
$12M
Revenue
$21M
Languages
English, Italian, Russian
Studio
Cattleya
Cast
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Baird Wallace
Luca
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
British Consul
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini
Paolo
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro
Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi
Maurizio
Chris Larkin
Major Gibson
Production
Company
Cattleya
Company
Cineritmo
Company
Film and General Productions
Company
Medusa Produzione
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Clive Parsons
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
Frederick Muller
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