
Comedy
Drama
War
Tea with Mussolini (1999)
"A story of civilized disobedience"
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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.
Top Billed 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
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
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Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor




