Tea with Mussolini
A story of civilized disobedience
6.4
161 votes
1999
1h 57m
Comedy
Drama
War
Overview
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.
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Top cast
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" RockwellB
Baird Wallace
LucaC
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
British ConsulP
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini
PaoloP
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio FanfanniT
Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro
Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi
Maurizio
Chris Larkin
Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella
First CarabiniereA
Allan Caister Pearce
American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf
German Officer
Pino Colizzi
GrandiDetails
Status
Released
Release date
March 25, 1999
Budget
$12M
Revenue
$21M
Language
English, Italian, Russian
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