

The Wings of the Dove
DirectorIain Softley
“A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.”
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.
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Trailer
The Wings of the Dove (1997) Trailer | Helena Bonham Carter | Linus Roache
Cast

Helena Bonham Carter
Kate Croy

Linus Roache
Merton Densher

Alison Elliott
Millie Theale

Elizabeth McGovern
Susan Stringham

Charlotte Rampling
Aunt Maude

Alex Jennings
Lord Mark

Michael Gambon
Lionel Croy

Ben Miles
Journalist 1

Philip Wright
Journalist 2

Diana Kent
Merton's Party Companion
Alexander John
Butler
Shirley Chantrell
Opium Den Lady
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