Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1997 · 1h 42m

The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove poster
Director
Iain Softley
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
Crew
Eduardo Serra — Director of Photography Tariq Anwar — Editor Edward Shearmur — Original Music Composer Hossein Amini — Screenplay Henry James — Novel Stephen Evans — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Wings of the Dove — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookvenice, italylove trianglemasked ballgondolaforbidden loveman between two womenunrequited loveinheritancebritish high societydying woman
Key Collaborators
Iain Softley Director Eduardo Serra Director of Photography Tariq Anwar Editor Edward Shearmur Original Music Composer Hossein Amini Screenplay Henry James Novel Stephen Evans Producer David Parfitt Producer John Beard Production Design Sandy Powell Costume Design
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