The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 4, 1997

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.

The Wings of the Dove

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Sept. 4, 1997

The Wings of the Dove
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Miramax
Original title The Wings of the Dove
Directors Anna Worley, Iain Softley
Writers Hossein Amini, Henry James

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter

as Kate Croy

Linus Roache

as Merton Densher

Alison Elliott

as Millie Theale

Elizabeth McGovern

as Susan Stringham

Charlotte Rampling

as Aunt Maude

Alex Jennings

as Lord Mark

Michael Gambon

as Lionel Croy

Ben Miles

as Journalist 1

Philip Wright

as Journalist 2

Diana Kent

as Merton's Party Companion

Alexander John

as Butler

Shirley Chantrell

as Opium Den Lady