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.
The Wings of the Dove
“A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.”
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.
Director
Iain Softley
Revenue
13.7M
Status
Released
Production
Miramax
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
Mark Chapman
Royal Bodyguard (uncredited)
Video Gallery
Wings of the Dove | 'First Impressions' (HD) | Helena Bonham Carter | 1997
