Wealthy American widower Adam Verver and his daughter Maggie live a refined life in Europe, surrounded by art. Maggie marries impoverished Italian Prince Amerigo, while Adam marries Maggie's friend Charlotte Stant. The Prince and Charlotte are having an affair, which Maggie discovers and navigates through a silent, psychological battle of wills, ultimately using her cunning to preserve her marriage and protect her father.
Cast
Kate Beckinsale
Maggie Verver
Uma Thurman
Charlotte Stant
Jeremy Northam
Prince Amerigo
Nick Nolte
Adam Verver
Anjelica Huston
Fanny Assingham
James Fox
Colonel Bob Assingham
Madeleine Potter
Lady Castledean
Nicholas Day
Lord Castledean
Peter Eyre
A.R. Jarvis, Shopkeeper
Nickolas Grace
Lecturer
Robin Hart
Mr. Blint
Daniel Byam Shaw
Principino at Five Years
Francesco Giuffrida
Duke's Younger Son
Marta Paola Richeldi
The Duchess
Rossano Rubicondi
Duke's Older Son
Mattia Sbragia
The Duke
Billy Monger
Principino
Pauline Rayner
Nursemaid
Susan Gutfreund
Vivacious Guest
Arturo Venegas
Italian Ambassador
Raymond Green
Photographer
Anthony Bevan
Butler
Neville Phillips
Man Talking to Castledean
Paul Bradley
Executioner
Lucy Freeman
Lucy Moncreif
Philip Tabor
William Davenport
Catherine Aldrich
Guest at Fawns
Isabel de Pelet
Guest at Fawns
Richard MacRory
Guest at Fawns
Caroline Burnaby-Atkins
Guest at Fawns
Piers Gielgud
The Ballet: Pasha
Antonia Franceschi
The Ballet: First Queen
Philip Willingham
The Ballet: Slave
William Dignon
The Ballet: Little Prince
Ray Souza
Dancer
Simon Humphrey
Dancer
Leanne Codrington
Dancer
Michela Meazza
Dancer
Amy Bailey
Dancer
Stephen Hughes
Dancer
Michaela Burgess
Dancer
Tippi Maravala
Dancer
Shireen Kadivar
Mina (uncredited)
Crew
James Ivory
Director
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Writer
Henry James
Novel
John David Allen
Editor
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography
Richard Hawley
Executive Producer
Paul Bradley
Executive Producer
Ismail Merchant
Producer
Fabrizio Mosca
Associate Producer
Andrew Sanders
Production Design
Celestia Fox
Casting
Dan Grace
Wardrobe Master
John Bright
Costume Design
Richard Robbins
Original Music Composer
Anna Pinnock
Set Decoration
Lucy Richardson
Art Direction
