Tea with Mussolini
- 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.
Cast
Maggie Smith
Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
Arabella
Joan Plowright
Mary Wallace
Cher
Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
- Baird Wallace
Baird Wallace
Luca
- Charlie Lucas
Charlie Lucas
Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
British Consul
- Paul Chequer
Paul Chequer
Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini
Paolo
Paolo Seganti
Vittorio Fanfanni
- Tessa Pritchard
Tessa Pritchard
Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro
Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi
Maurizio
Chris Larkin
Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella
First Carabiniere
- Allan Caister Pearce
Allan Caister Pearce
American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf
German Officer
Pino Colizzi
Grandi
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