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The Wings of the Dove

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on BBC Two England

Romantic period drama based on a novel by Henry James.
Impoverished Kate Croy is keen to return to the upper echelons of society that her mother gave up for love. She uses her penniless lover Merton to woo dying heiress Millie Theale - a plan complicated by passion between Millie and Merton. Widescreen. Review page 47.
(1997,15) ****

Contributors

Based on a novel by:
Henry James
Director:
Iain Softley
Kate Croy:
Helena Bonham Carter
Merton Densher:
Linus Roache
Millie Theale:
Alison Elliott
Aunt Maude:
Charlotte Rampling
Susan Stringham:
Elizabeth McGovern
Lionel Croy:
Michael Gambon
Lord Mark:
Alex Jennings
Journalist:
Ben Miles
Journalist:
Philip Wright
Butler:
Alexander John
Opium den lady:
Shirley Chantrell
Source: Radio Times

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