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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Cast

Helena Bonham Carter

Kate Croy

Linus Roache

Merton Densher

Alison Elliott

Millie Theale

Elizabeth McGovern

Susan Stringham

Charlotte Rampling

Aunt Maude

Alex Jennings

Lord Mark

Michael Gambon

Lionel Croy

Ben Miles

Journalist 1

Philip Wright

Journalist 2

Diana Kent

Merton's Party Companion

Helena Bonham Carter — Kate Croy

Helena Bonham Carter CBE (born May 26, 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, especially period dramas, she is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Television Awards, nine Golden Globe Awards, and five P

Linus Roache — Merton Densher

Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is an English actor.

Alison Elliott — Millie Theale

Alison A. Elliott (born 19 May 1970) is an American actress. Elliott was born in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of Barbara, a teacher of nursing, and Bob Elliott, a computer executive. She moved with her family to Tokyo, Japan when she was 4 years old, and then moved back to San Francisco when she was 8, where she later attended an arts high school. At 14, her modeling career began, and in 1989,