Movie: Tea with Mussolini

Top 10 Billed 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

Baird Wallace
Baird Wallace

Luca

Charlie Lucas
Charlie Lucas

Luca (Child)

Michael Williams
Michael Williams

British Consul

Paul Chequer
Paul Chequer

Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Massimo Ghini
Massimo Ghini

Paolo

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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.

  • Release Date

    1999-03-25

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    A story of civilized disobedience

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    EnglishItalianoPусский
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