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Tea with Mussolini

1999·1h 57m·PG
DramaWarComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
13,852 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.

Tea with Mussolini is a 1999 drama war movie directed by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Cher. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 13,852 votes and runs 1h 57m.

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Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Stars
Judi Dench
Maggie Smith
Cher
Joan Plowright
Details
1999-05-14
117 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, Italy
★ English, Italian
Keywords
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