The Wings of the Dove
The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove

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

6.6102 min
DramaRomance

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 9/4/1997

Runtime: 102 min

Director: Iain Softley

Writers: Hossein Amini, Henry James

Top Cast

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Kate Croy

Linus Roache

Linus Roache

Merton Densher

Alison Elliott

Alison Elliott

Millie Theale

Elizabeth McGovern

Elizabeth McGovern

Susan Stringham

Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling

Aunt Maude

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Lord Mark

Michael Gambon

Michael Gambon

Lionel Croy

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Journalist 1

Philip Wright

Philip Wright

Journalist 2

Diana Kent

Diana Kent

Merton's Party Companion

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