Tea with Mussolini
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.
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Signature
- Drama · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $21M
Who's in it
Cast
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15 billed performers
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Movie DNA
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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The numbers
Box Office & Release
Tea with Mussolini returned 1.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $21M
- Release date
- Mar 25, 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- United Kingdom, Italy
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