Movie
Tea with Mussolini
A story of civilized disobedience
19991h 57m★ 6.4ComedyDramaWar
Overview
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.
Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
Writers
- John Mortimer
Producers
- Clive Parsons
- Marco Chimenz
- Frederick Muller
- Riccardo Tozzi
- Giovannella Zannoni
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDBRent
Buy
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Top 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)
Michael Williams
British Consul
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Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini
Paolo
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Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
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Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
