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.
| Sound | Stefano Arnaldi | Music |
| Sound | Alessio Vlad | Music |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar | Editor |
| Writing | John Mortimer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franco Zeffirelli | Novel |
| Directing | Franco Zeffirelli | Director |
| Production | Clive Parsons | Producer |
| Production | Marco Chimenz | Producer |
| Camera | David Watkin | Director of Photography |
| Art | Carlo Centolavigna | Art Direction |
| Art | Biagio Fersini | Art Direction |
| Art | Fiorella Mariani | Art Direction |
| Art | Marco Allegri | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Anni | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberto Spiazzi | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Corridoni | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Teresa Corridoni | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonard Engelman | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victoria Wood | Wigmaker |
| Sound | John Bateman | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Richard Fettes | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Dean Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gerry Humphreys | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Craig Irving | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Colin Ritchie | ADR Editor |
| Production | Frederick Muller | Producer |
| Production | Riccardo Tozzi | Producer |
| Production | Giovannella Zannoni | Producer |
| Production | Mirta Guarnaschelli | Casting |
| Production | Emma Style | Casting |
