Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium… Read more
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The Wings of the Dove
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Movie · Drama · Romance · R
1997 · 1h 42m · ★ 56% (19K)
A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.
Director: Iain Softley
Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott
Overview
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
Director
Iain Softley
Production
Miramax
Cast
Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Rampling, Alex Jennings, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Philip Wright, Diana Kent, Alexander John, Shirley Chantrell, Mark Chapman