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The Wings of the Dove

A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.

Film19971h 42mReleased

DramaRomance
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Director
Iain Softley
Language
English
Released
1997-09-04
Runtime
1h 42m

Community score

6.6127 votes on TMDB

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Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

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.

Cast

  • Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham CarterKate Croy
  • Linus Roache
    Linus RoacheMerton Densher
  • Alison Elliott
    Alison ElliottMillie Theale
  • Elizabeth McGovern
    Elizabeth McGovernSusan Stringham
  • Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte RamplingAunt Maude
  • Alex Jennings
    Alex JenningsLord Mark
  • Michael Gambon
    Michael GambonLionel Croy
  • Ben Miles
    Ben MilesJournalist 1
  • Philip Wright
    Philip WrightJournalist 2
  • Diana Kent
    Diana KentMerton's Party Companion