Tea with Mussolini (1999)
Un tè con Mussolini
A story of civilized disobedience
117 min
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.
- Release date
- January 6, 2000
- Country of origin
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $21,001,563
Where to watch
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Cast
- Maggie Smith as Lady Hester
- Judi Dench as Arabella
- Joan Plowright as Mary
- Cher as Elsa
- Lily Tomlin as Georgie
- Baird Wallace as Luca
- Charlie Lucas as Luca (child)
- Michael Williams as British Consul
- Massimo Ghini as Paolo
- Paolo Seganti as Vittorio
- Claudio Spadaro as Mussolini
- Chris Larkin as Major Gibson
- Giacomo Gonnella as First Carabiniere
- Allan Caister Pearce as American Dealer
- Hermann Weiskopf as German Officer
- Pino Colizzi as Grandi
Crew
- Franco Zeffirelli · Director
- John Mortimer · Writer
- Franco Zeffirelli · Writer
- Clive Parsons · Producer
- Riccardo Tozzi · Producer
- Giovannella Zannoni · Producer
- Stefano Arnaldi · Composer
- Alessio Vlad · Composer
- David Watkin · Cinematographer
- Tariq Anwar · Editor
- Mirta Guarnaschelli · Casting director
- Emma Style · Casting director