Movie
Tea with Mussolini
Released: March 25, 1999 (1999)
Runtime: 117 minutes
Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Joan Plowright as Mary Wallace
Age at release: 69
- Maggie Smith as Lady Hester Random
Age at release: 64
- Judi Dench as Arabella
Age at release: 64
- Michael Williams as British Consul
Age at release: 63
- Lily Tomlin as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
Age at release: 59
- Cher as Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Age at release: 52
- Massimo Ghini as Paolo
Age at release: 44
- Paul Chequer as Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Age at release: 21
- Baird Wallace as Luca
Age at release: 18
- Charlie Lucas as Luca (Child)
Age at release: 10
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- Pino Colizzi as Grandi
Age at release: 61
- Claudio Spadaro as Benito Mussolini
Age at release: 45
- Paolo Seganti as Vittorio Fanfanni
Age at release: 34
- Chris Larkin as Major Gibson
Age at release: 31
- Roberto Farnesi as Maurizio
Age at release: 29
- Tessa Pritchard as Connie Raynor
Age at release: Unknown
- Giacomo Gonnella as First Carabiniere
Age at release: Unknown
- Allan Caister Pearce as American Dealer
Age at release: Unknown
- Hermann Weiskopf as German Officer
Age at release: Unknown