🎬 Comedy, Drama, War

Tea with Mussolini

"A story of civilized disobedience"

⭐ 6.5/10 1999 1h 57m Dir. Franco Zeffirelli

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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.

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6.5/10 159 votes

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Year
1999
Runtime
1h 57m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.5/10
Votes
159
Genre
Comedy, Drama, War
Language
EN
Budget
$12.0M

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Drama 🎭 War 🎬 Franco Zeffirelli 👤 Maggie Smith 👤 Judi Dench 👤 Joan Plowright
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Tea with Mussolini has a runtime of 1h 57m (1 hour and 57 minutes).
Tea with Mussolini was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and released in 1999.
Tea with Mussolini is a Comedy, Drama, War film (1999).
The cast of Tea with Mussolini includes Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright, Cher, Lily Tomlin.
Tea with Mussolini has a TMDB rating of 6.5/10 based on 159 votes.

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