Tea with Mussolini
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| 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 |
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| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | Tariq Anwar |
| Music by | Stefano Arnaldi Alessio Vlad |
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| Distributed by | Medusa Film (Italy) Universal Pictures (Select territories; through United International Pictures) |
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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, 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.
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.