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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.

19976.61h 42m

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.

Directed by Iain Softley
Written by Hossein Amini, Henry James
Produced by Stephen Evans, David Parfitt
Box Office0Revenue: $13.7M

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

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookvenice, italylove trianglemasked ballgondolaforbidden loveman between two womenunrequited loveinheritancebritish high societydying womandying youngprivileged life1910sclassismperiod pieceinfluential aunt or uncle

About The Wings of the Dove

The Wings of the Dove is a drama, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, venice, italy, love triangle, masked ball, gondola. Directed by Iain Softley, it stars Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott. 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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