Tea with Mussolini
“A story of civilized disobedience”
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.
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Cast
19 people
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Known for
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Downton Abbey
Judi Dench
Arabella
Known for
Skyfall
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Known for
101 Dalmatians
Dennis the Menace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Known for
Burlesque
Moonstruck
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Known for
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Grace and Frankie
Baird Wallace
Luca
Also in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Also in
Stranded
Stranded
Michael Williams
British Consul
Known for
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Educating Rita
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Known for
Sherlock
Massimo Ghini
Paolo
Known for
The New Pope
Christmas in Miami
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
Known for
L.A. Confidential
Cradle 2 the Grave
Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
Also in
Magic Grandad
Franco Zeffirelli Director · John Mortimer Screenplay David Watkin Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $12M · United States release May 13, 1999
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,001,563
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Cattleya
Production
Cineritmo
Production
Film and General Productions
Production
Medusa Produzione
Production
United Kingdom · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Russian
Release dates
Italy · March 25, 1999
Theatrical
United States · May 13, 1999
Theatrical
Brazil
May 28, 1999 · Theatrical · United mj.gov.br
December 31, 1999 · Physical · CIC Video mj.gov.br
June 7, 2001 · TV · Tv Globo mj.gov.br
Czechia
July 15, 1999 · Theatrical
France
January 5, 2000 · Theatrical
May 28, 2019 · Physical
Germany
January 6, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
May 27, 2000 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 7, 1999 · Theatrical
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