Tea with Mussolini
1999/03/25 (US) | Comedy, Drama, War
A story of civilized disobedience
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.
John Mortimer
Screenplay
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Lead Cast
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
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Baird Wallace
Luca
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Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
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Budget
$ 12,000,000
Revenue
$ 21,001,563
Status
Released
Production Company
- Cattleya
- Cineritmo
- Film and General Productions
- Medusa Produzione
Crews
Alessio Vlad
Music
Stefano Arnaldi
Music
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Franco Zeffirelli
Novel
Clive Parsons
Producer
David Watkin
Director of Photography