Movie·1999·1h 57m
Tea with Mussolini
A story of civilized disobedience
Directed By
Franco Zeffirelli
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
John Mortimer
Producer
Clive Parsons, Marco Chimenz
Cinematography
David Watkin
Editor
Tariq Anwar
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
159 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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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
Giacomo Gonnella
First Carabiniere
Allan Caister Pearce
American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf
German Officer
// crew
Crew
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Clive Parsons
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Tariq Anwar
Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
John Mortimer
Screenplay
Frederick Muller
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
Giovannella Zannoni
Producer
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