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Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini

# A story of civilized disobedience
Comedy   Drama   War
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 12,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Italian , Russian
📆 Date Released: 1999-03-25
⌚ Running Time: 117 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Maggie Smith original image
Lady Hester Random
Maggie Smith
Judi Dench original image
Arabella
Judi Dench
Joan Plowright original image
Mary Wallace
Joan Plowright
Cher original image
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Cher
Lily Tomlin original image
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Lily Tomlin
Baird Wallace original image
Luca
Baird Wallace
Charlie Lucas original image
Luca (Child)
Charlie Lucas
Michael Williams original image
British Consul
Michael Williams
Paul Chequer original image
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Paul Chequer
Massimo Ghini original image
Paolo
Massimo Ghini
Paolo Seganti original image
Vittorio Fanfanni
Paolo Seganti
Tessa Pritchard original image
Connie Raynor
Tessa Pritchard
Claudio Spadaro original image
Benito Mussolini
Claudio Spadaro
Roberto Farnesi original image
Maurizio
Roberto Farnesi
Chris Larkin original image
Major Gibson
Chris Larkin
Giacomo Gonnella original image
First Carabiniere
Giacomo Gonnella
Allan Caister Pearce original image
American Dealer
Allan Caister Pearce
Hermann Weiskopf original image
German Officer
Hermann Weiskopf
Pino Colizzi original image
Grandi
Pino Colizzi

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