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Tea with Mussolini

A story of civilized disobedience
1999 | 117m | English

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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: Mar 25, 1999
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Writer: Franco Zeffirelli, John Mortimer
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
Keywords italy, hotel, loss of loved one, ambassador, world war ii, widow, female friendship, florence, italy, benito mussolini, expatriate, 1940s, 1930s
Production Companies Medusa Produzione, Cattleya, Cineritmo, Film and General Productions
Box Office Revenue: $21,001,563
Budget: $12,000,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
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
Giacomo Gonnella First Carabiniere
Allan Caister Pearce American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf German Officer
Pino Colizzi Grandi
Name Job
Franco Zeffirelli Novel, Director
Tariq Anwar Editor
David Watkin Director of Photography
John Mortimer Screenplay
Jenny Beavan Costume Design
Fiorella Mariani Art Direction
Maria Teresa Corridoni Hairstylist
Victoria Wood Wigmaker
Dean Humphreys Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Colin Ritchie ADR Editor
Alessio Vlad Music
Biagio Fersini Art Direction
Anna Anni Costume Design
Franco Corridoni Key Makeup Artist
Vivian McAteer Hairstylist
Richard Fettes Foley Editor
Craig Irving Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Emma Style Casting
Stefano Arnaldi Music
Carlo Centolavigna Art Direction
Marco Allegri Set Decoration
Alberto Spiazzi Costume Design
Leonard Engelman Makeup Artist
John Bateman ADR Mixer
Gerry Humphreys Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mirta Guarnaschelli Casting
Name Title
Giovannella Zannoni Producer
Marco Chimenz Producer
Riccardo Tozzi Producer
Clive Parsons Producer
Frederick Muller Producer
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