Tea with Mussolini
“A story of civilized disobedience”
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay
John Mortimer
5 wins · 3 nominations
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
Mar 25, 1999
Budget
$12M
Country
United Kingdom
Revenue
$21M
Cast
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Michael Williams
British Consul
Massimo Ghini
Paolo
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
Claudio Spadaro
Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi
Maurizio
Chris Larkin
Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella
First Carabiniere
Hermann Weiskopf
German Officer
Pino Colizzi
Grandi
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