

Tea with Mussolini
Visit website6.4/10 • 146
1999-03-25 • 1h 57m
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.
- Directors
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Editors
- Tariq Anwar

Tea with Mussolini
Visit website1999-03-25 • 1h 57m
6.4/10 • 146
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.
- Directors
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Editors
- Tariq Anwar
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsMaggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Baird Wallace
Luca
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
British Consul
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $12,000,000.00
- Revenue
- $21,001,563.00
- Keywords
- hotelambassadorloss of loved oneitalywidowworld war iifemale friendshipbenito mussoliniflorence, italyexpatriate1940s1930s