Tea with Mussolini
Tea with Mussolini

Information

Release DateMarch 25, 1999
Runtime1h 57m
StatusReleased
Budget$12M
Revenue$21M
ProductionCattleya, Cineritmo + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish, Italian, Russian
6.4
148 votes
Popularity1

Tea with Mussolini

"A story of civilized disobedience"

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Director

Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli

Featured Cast

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Arabella

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Mary Wallace

Cher

Cher

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

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