The Wings of the Dove

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Helena Bonham Carter Kate Croy

Linus Roache Merton Densher

Alison Elliott Millie Theale

Elizabeth McGovern Susan Stringham

Charlotte Rampling Aunt Maude