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Tea with Mussolini  (1999)
A story of civilized disobedience


6.4|25 Mar, 1999|117 min
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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.
Language

English, 

Italiano, 

Pусский 


Budget$12,000,000
Revenue $21,001,563
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Keywords
hotel
ambassador
loss of loved one
italy
widow
world war ii
female friendship
benito mussolini
florence, italy
expatriate
1940s
1930s

Casts

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
Baird Wallace
Luca
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
British Consul
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini
Massimo Ghini
Paolo
Paolo Seganti
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro
Claudio Spadaro
Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi
Roberto Farnesi
Maurizio
Chris Larkin
Chris Larkin
Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella
Giacomo Gonnella
First Carabiniere
Allan Caister Pearce
American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf
Hermann Weiskopf
German Officer
Pino Colizzi
Pino Colizzi
Grandi

Crews

Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
Director
Clive Parsons
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Stefano Arnaldi
Music
Alessio Vlad
Music
Tariq Anwar
Tariq Anwar
Editor
David Watkin
David Watkin
Director of Photography
John Mortimer
John Mortimer
Screenplay
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
Novel
Carlo Centolavigna
Art Direction
Biagio Fersini
Art Direction
Fiorella Mariani
Art Direction
Marco Allegri
Set Decoration
Anna Anni
Costume Design
Jenny Beavan
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Alberto Spiazzi
Costume Design
Franco Corridoni
Key Makeup Artist
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Leonard Engelman
Makeup Artist
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Victoria Wood
Wigmaker
John Bateman
ADR Mixer
Richard Fettes
Foley Editor
Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Craig Irving
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Colin Ritchie
ADR Editor
Frederick Muller
Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
Giovannella Zannoni
Producer
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Casting
Emma Style
Casting

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