In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis
Newland Archer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ellen Olenska
Winona Ryder
May Welland
Alexis Smith
Louisa van der Luyden
Geraldine Chaplin
Mrs. Welland
Jonathan Pryce
Rivière
Richard E. Grant
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts
Alec McCowen
Sillerton Jackson
Mary Beth Hurt
Regina Beaufort
Stuart Wilson
Julius Beaufort
Howard Erskine
Beaufort Guest
John McLoughlin
Party Guest
Christopher Nilsson
Party Guest
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Siân Phillips
Mrs. Archer
Carolyn Farina
Janey Archer
Michael Gough
Henry van der Luyden
Joanne Woodward
Narrator (voice)
Robert Sean Leonard
Theodore "Ted" Archer
June Squibb
Mingott Maid
Thomas Gibson
Stage Actor
Tracey Ellis
Gertrude Lefferts
Norman Lloyd
Letterblair
W.B. Brydon
Mr. Urban Dagonet
Cristina Pronzati
Countess Olenska's Maid
Clement Fowler
Florist
Cindy Katz
Stage Actress
Kevin Sanders
The Duke
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese
Katie Blenker
Mac Orange
Archer Maid
Brian Davies
Philip
Thomas Barbour
Archer Guest
Henry Fehren
Bishop
Patricia Dunnock
Mary Archer
Kevin Ash
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
Susan Lynn Bragg
Debutante (uncredited)
Pasquale Cajano
Man in Crowd (uncredited)
Tanya Carrasco
Debutante (uncredited)
Tamasin Day-Lewis
Lady Admiring Engagement Ring at Beaufort Ball (uncredited)
John Maczko
Society Gentleman (uncredited)
Catherine Scorsese
Elderly Woman at Jersey City Station (uncredited)
Charles Scorsese
Elderly Man at Jersey City Station (uncredited)
Martin Scorsese
Photographer (uncredited)
Michael Trout
Man in Crowd / Gentleman with Lady (uncredited)
Crew
Martin Scorsese
Director, Screenplay
Jay Cocks
Screenplay
Edith Wharton
Novel
Thelma Schoonmaker
Editor
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Joseph R. Burns
Second Assistant Director
Susan E. Fiore
Second Second Assistant Director
Barbara De Fina
Producer
Bruce S. Pustin
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
David M. Dunlap
Camera Operator
Florian Ballhaus
First Assistant Camera
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Larry McConkey
Steadicam Operator
Anastas N. Michos
Steadicam Operator
Ellen Lewis
Casting
George Potts
Assistant Costume Designer
Deirdre N. Williams
Wardrobe Supervisor
Hartsell Taylor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Alan D'Angerio
Hair Designer
Michael Kriston
Hairstylist
Allen Weisinger
Makeup Artist
Ronnie Specter
Makeup Artist
Dan Davis
Assistant Art Director
Robert Preziola
Assistant Art Director
Carl Sprague
Assistant Art Director
Eugene Gearty
Sound Effects Editor
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Tom Fleischman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tod A. Maitland
Production Sound Mixer
T.J. O'Mara
Boom Operator
Ray Quinlan
Chief Lighting Technician
Jim Manzione
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Manlio Rocchetti
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Robert J. Franco
Set Decoration
Amy Marshall
Set Decoration
Dave Weinman
Lead Set Dresser
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Kay Chapin
Script Supervisor
Patricia Anne Doherty
Location Manager, Assistant Production Manager
James Mazzola
Property Master
Dennis Gamiello
Key Grip
Elaine Bass
Title Designer
Saul Bass
Title Designer
Speed Hopkins
Art Direction
Peter Owen
Wigmaker
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