The Wings of the Dove
“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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Cast
13 people
Helena Bonham Carter
Kate Croy
Known for
Fight Club
Corpse Bride
Linus Roache
Merton Densher
Known for
Vikings
Homeland
Alison Elliott
Millie Theale
Known for
20th Century Women
Birth
Elizabeth McGovern
Susan Stringham
Known for
Downton Abbey
Once Upon a Time in America
Charlotte Rampling
Aunt Maude
Known for
Red Sparrow
Assassin's Creed
Alex Jennings
Lord Mark
Known for
The Lady in the Van
This Is Going to Hurt
Michael Gambon
Lionel Croy
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sleepy Hollow
Ben Miles
Journalist 1
Known for
Andor
Hijack
Philip Wright
Journalist 2
Known for
Prime Suspect
Good Omens
Diana Kent
Merton's Party Companion
Known for
Band of Brothers
Heavenly Creatures
Alexander John
Butler
Also in
Sense and Sensibility
The Franchise Affair
Shirley Chantrell
Opium Den Lady
Also in
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Iain Softley Director · Hossein Amini Screenplay Henry James Author
Worldwide gross $14M · United States release November 7, 1997 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$13,692,648
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 1997
Theatrical
United States · November 7, 1997
Theatrical
Czechia
March 22, 1999 · Physical
Germany
July 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 6, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 2, 1998 · Theatrical
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