Tea with Mussolini：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Franco Zeffirelli

Writing Credits

John Mortimer
(screenplay) &: Franco Zeffirelli
(screenplay): Franco Zeffirelli
(autobiography)

Cast

Cher
Elsa: Judi Dench
Arabella: Joan Plowright
Mary: Maggie Smith
Lady Hester: Lily Tomlin
Georgie: Baird Wallace
Luca: Charlie Lucas
Luca (child): Massimo Ghini
Paolo: Paolo Seganti
Vittorio: Claudio Spadaro
Mussolini: Mino Bellei
Cesare: Paul Chequer
Wilfred: Tessa Pritchard
Connie: Michael Williams
British Consul: Paula Jacobs
Molly: Bettine Milne
Edith: Hazel Parsons
Hazel: Helen Stirling
Ursula: Kathleen Doyle
Norma: Gisella Mathews
Elderly Lady: Gianna Giachetti
Signora Badaloni: Chris Larkin
Major Gibson: Giovanni Nannini
Sacristan: Pino Colizzi
Dino Grandi: Jackie Basehart
Count Bernardini: Giacomo Gonnella
First Carabiniere: Clemente Abete
Second Carabiniere: Roberto Farnesi
Maurizio: Chris Tattanelli
Carmelo: Claudia Piccoli
Anna, Lady Hester's Maid: Allan Caister Pearce
American Dealer: Hermann Weiskopf
German Officer: Benedetta Magini
Giulia Meyer: Beppe Landini
Menotti, Hotel Manager: Giuseppe Rossi Borghesano
Butler: Marcellina Ruocco
Adriana: Ferdinando Ferrini
Professor Cassuto: Massimo Salvianti
Leading Fascist: David Agranov
SS Sergeant Gunther: Steven Blake
Simon: Gavino Bondioli
American: Fabio Fulco
Undetermined Role: Maurizia Grossi
Poetress: Rizia Ortolani
Lady in the Coach: Luca Padrini
Young Student: Maria Weiss
Young Student

Produced by

Marco Chimenz
executive producer: Frederick Muller
producer (uncredited): Clive Parsons
producer: Pippo Pisciotto
associate producer: Riccardo Tozzi
producer: Giovannella Zannoni
producer

Music by

Stefano Arnaldi
: Alessio Vlad

Cinematography by

David Watkin

Editing by

Tariq Anwar

Casting By

Mirta Guarnaschelli
: Emma Style

Art Direction by

Carlo Centolavigna
: Biagio Fersini
: Fiorella Mariani
(as Gioia Fiorella Mariani)

Set Decoration by

Marco Allegri
(as Marco Allergi)

Costume Design by

Anna Anni
: Jenny Beavan
: Alberto Spiazzi

Makeup Department

Gaia Banchelli
assistant makeup artist: Desiree Corridoni
assistant hair stylist (as Desideria Corridoni): Franco Corridoni
key makeup artist: Maria Teresa Corridoni
chief hair stylist: Lamberto Deli
assistant hair stylist: Giuseppe Desiato
assistant makeup artist: Leonard Engelman
makeup artist: Cher: Albert Guiliani
assistant hair stylist: Vivian McAteer
hair stylist: Cher: Francesco Nardi
assistant makeup artist: Zoe Tahir
dailies hair stylist: Victoria Wood
wig maker: Cher

Production Management

Pino Butti
production supervisor: Alistair Hopkins
post-production supervisor: Alessandro Loy
production manager: Marco Olivieri
unit manager: Rizia Ortolani
unit manager: Flavio Tallone
unit manager (uncredited): Raffaele Veneruso
unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Luciano Bacchelli
second assistant director: Filippo Fassetta
second assistant director: Justin Muller
first assistant director (as Justin I. Muller): Daniele Nannuzzi
second unit director: Francesco Papa
assistant director: Pippo Pisciotto
first assistant director: Luigi Spoletini
second assistant director: Roberto Tatti
first assistant director

Art Department

Mario Arena
dressing props: Carlo De Marino
assistant art director: Pasquale De Viva
stand-by props: Ludovica Ferrario
additional art department trainee: Ettore Guerrieri
set dresser: Markos Keyto
assistant art director: Monica Sallustio
set designer: Paola Sforzini
painter (as Paolo Sforzini): Maria-Teresa Barbasso
assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Mark Auguste
sound effects editor: Sam Auguste
assistant sound editor: John Bateman
adr mixer: Tony Bell
boom operator: Richard Fettes
foley editor: Dean Humphreys
re-recording mixer: Gerry Humphreys
re-recording mixer: Craig Irving
re-recording mixer: Johannes Kovecny
assistant sound editor: Mark Lafbery
assistant sound re-recording mixer: Gilberto Martinelli
boom operator: Colin Ritchie
adr editor: Steve Schwalbe
sound effects editor: Brian Simmons
production sound mixer: Fabio Venturi
sound engineer: Mike Wood
supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

Giovanni Corridori
special effects supervisor: Maurizio Corridori
special effects technician: Claudio Quaglietti
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Alan Church
visual effects supervisor: Sally Clayton
digital effects artist: The Film Factory: Simon Giles
visual effects producer: David Sewell
digital effects artist: The Film Factory: Trevor Young
digital effects artist: The Film Factory

Camera and Electrical Department

Philippe Antonello
still photographer: Paola Barbaglia
assistant camera: Elio Bosi
key grip: Francesco Brioni
assistant camera: second unit: Fabio Cafolla
electrician: Giancarlo Checchi
electrician: Marco Contaldo
electrician: Antonio D'Arienzo
electrician: Daniele D'Offizi
focus puller: second unit: Daniele Dessena
grip: Fabrizio Diamanti
grip: Giuseppe Fabrizi
electrician: Sergio Gabrielli
grip: Dominic Gaughan
clapper loader: Mario Massaccesi
gaffer: Franco Micheli
grip: Mauro Mimino
grip: Mark Moriarty
camera operator: Carlo Postiglione
key grip: Clive Prior
focus puller: Emilio Scattaretico
electrician: Massimiliano Sticchi
electrician: Claudio Terlizzi
electrician: Nicola Terlizzi
electrician

Casting Department

Riccardo Bertoni
extras casting: Louis Elman
adr voice casting: Silvano Spoletini
crowd casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ermanno Daelli
costumes: Cher: Daria Gianassini
wardrobe assistant: Alessandro Lai
assistant costume designer: Claudette Lilly
wardrobe assistant: Wayne Martin
costume maker: Elsa Masseroni
wardrobe assistant: Anna Orazi
wardrobe assistant: Piero Risani
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Stefano Giovannini
color grader: Mark Harris
first assistant editor: London: Lucy Smith
second assistant editor: Liberata Zocchi
first assistant editor: Rome

Location Management

Deborah Gherardi
location manager: Gina Gherardi
location manager

Music Department

Stefano Arnaldi
orchestrator: Claudio Messina
music producer: Steve Parr
music mixer: Fabio Venturi
score mixer: Alessio Vlad
orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department

Angela Allen
script supervisor: David Sweetman
script consultant

Transportation Department

Roberto Leone
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Tommaso Arrighi
set production assistant: Marco Billeri
animal trainer: Rebecca Booth
assistant: director: Robert Booth
dialogue coach: Roberto Canaro
production accountant: Gilles Cannatella
production assistant: Richard Fontenot
pre-production assistant: Los Angeles: Sally Grace
dialogue coach: Massimo Marinoni
adr voice actor: Pasquale Martino
animal trainer: Maria Menarini
jewels designer: Janice Mordue
title designer: Suzanne O'Donnell
assistant: Cher: Roberto Ornaro
production accountant: Franco Penna
production accountant: Stefano Priori
production controller: Eugene Rizzo
unit publicist: Sara Rossi
production coordinator: Jennifer Ruiz
assistant: Cher: John Sargent
post-production accountant: Stefano Sciarra
runner: Patrizia Serantoni
assistant to producer: Val Sunderland
production accountant: Luciano Tartaglia
production accountant: Mauro Venditti
production assistant: Mark Thompson-Ashworth
dialogue coach: Massimo Ghini (uncredited)