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A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist. - The Wings of the Dove
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Title: The Wings of the Dove

Release Date: 4 Sep 1997

Runtime: 1h 42m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Miramax

Production Companies: Miramax

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (113 votes)

Cast

  • Kate Croy: Helena Bonham Carter
  • Merton Densher: Linus Roache
  • Millie Theale: Alison Elliott
  • Susan Stringham: Elizabeth McGovern
  • Aunt Maude: Charlotte Rampling
  • Lord Mark: Alex Jennings
  • Lionel Croy: Michael Gambon
  • Journalist 1: Ben Miles
  • Journalist 2: Philip Wright
  • Merton's Party Companion: Diana Kent
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