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Tea with Mussolini (1999) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Franco Zeffirelli

Writing Credits  

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

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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

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
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)

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