Tea with Mussolini

A story of civilized disobedience

117 mins
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.

Maggie Smith

Lady Hester Random

Judi Dench

Arabella

Joan Plowright

Mary Wallace

Cher

Elsa Strauss-Almerson

Lily Tomlin

Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell

Charlie Lucas

Luca (Child)

Michael Williams

British Consul

Paul Chequer

Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy

Paolo Seganti

Vittorio Fanfanni

Tessa Pritchard

Connie Raynor

Claudio Spadaro

Benito Mussolini

Chris Larkin

Major Gibson

Giacomo Gonnella

First Carabiniere

Allan Caister Pearce

American Dealer

Hermann Weiskopf

German Officer

John Mortimer

Screenplay

David Watkin

Director of Photography

Carlo Centolavigna

Art Direction

Marco Allegri

Set Decoration

Biagio Fersini

Art Direction

Jenny Beavan

Costume Design

Alberto Spiazzi

Costume Design

Anna Anni

Costume Design

Fiorella Mariani

Art Direction

Leonard Engelman

Makeup Artist

John Bateman

ADR Mixer

Franco Corridoni

Key Makeup Artist

Richard Fettes

Foley Editor

Dean Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Vivian McAteer

Hairstylist

Colin Ritchie

ADR Editor

Craig Irving

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gerry Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Emma Style

Casting

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