Tea with Mussolini

Tea with Mussolini
U.S. theatrical release poster
Directed by	Franco Zeffirelli
Screenplay by	John Mortimer Franco Zeffirelli
Story by	Franco Zeffirelli (autobiography)
Produced by	Clive Parsons Riccardo Tozzi Giovannella Zannoni Frederick Muller Marco Chimenz Pippo Pisciotto
Starring	Cher Judi Dench Joan Plowright Maggie Smith Lily Tomlin Charlie Lucas Baird Wallace Massimo Ghini Paolo Seganti Michael Williams
Cinematography	David Watkin
Edited by	Tariq Anwar
Music by	Stefano Arnaldi Alessio Vlad
Production companies	Cattleya Cineritmo Medusa Film Film and General Productions
Distributed by	Medusa Film (Italy) Universal Pictures[1] (Select territories; through United International Pictures)
Release dates	26 March 1999 (1999-03-26) (Italy) 2 April 1999 (1999-04-02) (UK)
Running time	112 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom Italy
Languages	English Italian
Budget	$12 million
Box office	$45,566,200 (worldwide)

Tea with Mussolini (Italian: Un tè con Mussolini) is a 1999 semi-autobiographical comedy-drama war film directed by Franco Zeffirelli,^[2] scripted by John Mortimer, telling the story of a young Italian boy's upbringing by a circle of British and American women before and during the Second World War.^[2]

At the 53rd British Academy Film Awards, Tea with Mussolini won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Maggie Smith). The film also nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design but lost to Sleepy Hollow.