The Wings of the Dove (1997)
Drama · Romance
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.
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