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The Wings of the Dove (1997)

The Wings of the Dove (1997)

Drama Romance

A couple with everything but money. An heiress with everything but love. A temptation no one could resist.

Release Date: 1997, September 4
Directors: Iain Softley
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Miramax
Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Gambon, Ben Miles, Linus Roache, Elizabeth McGovern, Diana Kent, Mark Chapman, Alexander John, Alex Jennings, Alison Elliott, Philip Wright

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.

Keywords:

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