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The Wings of the Dove 1997 Directed by Iain Softley

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.

Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Italian
Gneres Drama , Romance
Production Company Miramax
Revenue $13,692,648
Release Date 4 September 1997
102 mins
Cast
Linus Roache Merton Densher
Alison Elliott Millie Theale
Elizabeth McGovern Susan Stringham
Alex Jennings Lord Mark
Michael Gambon Lionel Croy
Ben Miles Journalist 1
Philip Wright Journalist 2
Diana Kent Merton's Party Companion
Shirley Chantrell Opium Den Lady
Mark Chapman Royal Bodyguard (uncredited)