Tea with Mussolini

1h 57min

Comedy

Drama

War

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.

Production Companies

Cattleya

Cineritmo

Film and General Productions

Medusa Produzione

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
Charlie Lucas

Charlie Lucas

Luca (Child)
Michael Williams

Michael Williams

British Consul
Paul Chequer

Paul Chequer

Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Paolo Seganti

Paolo Seganti

Vittorio Fanfanni
Tessa Pritchard

Tessa Pritchard

Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro

Claudio Spadaro

Benito Mussolini
Chris Larkin

Chris Larkin

Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella

Giacomo Gonnella

First Carabiniere
Allan Caister Pearce

Allan Caister Pearce

American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf

Hermann Weiskopf

German Officer

Release date

25th Mar 1999

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Italiano, Pусский