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Tea with Mussolini

Franco Zeffirelli

1999 • 1h 57m

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 - inclu...

Tea with Mussolini

Cast

Maggie Smith

Maggie SmithLady Hester Random

Judi Dench

Judi DenchArabella

Joan Plowright

Joan PlowrightMary Wallace

Cher

CherElsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin

Lily TomlinGeorgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Baird WallaceLuca

Charlie LucasLuca (Child)

Michael Williams

Michael WilliamsBritish Consul

Paul ChequerWilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Massimo Ghini

Massimo GhiniPaolo

Paolo Seganti

Paolo SegantiVittorio Fanfanni

Tessa PritchardConnie Raynor

Claudio Spadaro

Claudio SpadaroBenito Mussolini

Roberto Farnesi

Roberto FarnesiMaurizio

Chris Larkin

Chris LarkinMajor Gibson

Crew

John Mortimer

John MortimerScreenplay

David Watkin

David WatkinDirector of Photography

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco ZeffirelliDirector

Jenny Beavan

Jenny BeavanCostume Design

Zoe Tahir

Zoe TahirHairstylist

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