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A story of civilized disobedience
6.4 / 10 IMDb March 25, 1999 1h 57m
In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologist Georgie - keep a watchful eye over the boy. But the women's cultivated lives take a dramatic turn when Allied forces declare war on Mussolini.
Director
Runtime
1h 57m
Release Date
March 25, 1999
Genre
Comedy, Drama, War
Status
Released
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$21,001,563
Languages
English, Italian, Russian
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Cast
Maggie Smith
as Lady Hester Random
Judi Dench
as Arabella
Joan Plowright
as Mary Wallace
Cher
as Elsa Strauss-Almerson
Lily Tomlin
as Georgina "Georgie" Rockwell
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Baird Wallace
as Luca
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Charlie Lucas
as Luca (Child)
Michael Williams
as British Consul
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Paul Chequer
as Wilfred Random, aka Miss Lucy
Massimo Ghini
as Paolo
Paolo Seganti
as Vittorio Fanfanni
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Tessa Pritchard
as Connie Raynor
Claudio Spadaro
as Benito Mussolini
Roberto Farnesi
as Maurizio
Chris Larkin
as Major Gibson
Giacomo Gonnella
as First Carabiniere
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Allan Caister Pearce
as American Dealer
Hermann Weiskopf
as German Officer
Pino Colizzi
as Grandi
Production Companies
CattleyaCineritmo
Film and General Productions
Medusa Produzione
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