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Tea with Mussolini

PG

1999

117 minutes

ComedyDramaWar

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 Cast

Maggie Smith headshot

Maggie Smith

Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench headshot

Judi Dench

Arabella

Joan Plowright headshot

Joan Plowright

Mary Wallace

Cher headshot

Cher

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin headshot

Lily Tomlin

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Baird Wallace headshot

Baird Wallace

Luca

Charlie Lucas headshot

Charlie Lucas

Luca (Child)

Michael Williams headshot

Michael Williams

British Consul

Paul Chequer headshot

Paul Chequer

Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Massimo Ghini headshot

Massimo Ghini

Paolo

Paolo Seganti headshot

Paolo Seganti

Vittorio Fanfanni

Tessa Pritchard headshot

Tessa Pritchard

Connie Raynor

Claudio Spadaro headshot

Claudio Spadaro

Benito Mussolini

Roberto Farnesi headshot

Roberto Farnesi

Maurizio

Chris Larkin headshot

Chris Larkin

Major Gibson

Giacomo Gonnella headshot

Giacomo Gonnella

First Carabiniere

Allan Caister Pearce headshot

Allan Caister Pearce

American Dealer

Hermann Weiskopf headshot

Hermann Weiskopf

German Officer