Tea with Mussolini (1999)

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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.

• Released: 1999-03-25
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, War
• Runtime: 1h 57m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 162 votes

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

Top cast

• Maggie Smith as Lady Hester Random
• Judi Dench as Arabella
• Joan Plowright as Mary Wallace
• Cher as Elsa Strauss-Almerson
• Lily Tomlin as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
• Baird Wallace as Luca
• Charlie Lucas as Luca (Child)
• Michael Williams as British Consul
• Paul Chequer as Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
• Massimo Ghini as Paolo

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Tea with Mussolini

• United States: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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