Howards End
Howards End
Howards End
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1992
2h 22m
7.0(574 votes)
Drama
Romance

Overview

A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.

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Production Companies

IMAGICA
Sumitomo Corporation
Film Four International

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3 videos

Cast & Crew

50 members
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Emma Thompson

Margaret Schlegel

Emma Thompson
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Helena Bonham Carter

Helen Schlegel

Helena Bonham Carter
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Anthony Hopkins

Henry J. Wilcox

Anthony Hopkins
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Samuel West

Leonard Bast

Samuel West
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Vanessa Redgrave

Ruth Wilcox

Vanessa Redgrave
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Adrian Ross Magenty

Tibby Schlegel

Adrian Ross Magenty
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Prunella Scales

Aunt Juley

Prunella Scales
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James Wilby

Charles Wilcox

James Wilby
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Joseph Bennett

Paul Wilcox

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Jo Kendall

Annie

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Jemma Redgrave

Evie Wilcox

Jemma Redgrave
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Crispin Bonham-Carter

Albert Fussell

Crispin Bonham-Carter
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Ian Latimer

Station Master

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Siegbert Prawer

Man Asking a Question

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Susie Lindeman

Dolly Wilcox

Susie Lindeman
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Nicola Duffett

Jackie

Nicola Duffett
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Mark Tandy

Luncheon Guests

Mark Tandy
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Andrew St. Clair

Luncheon Guests

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Anne Lambton

Luncheon Guests

Anne Lambton
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Emma Godfrey

Luncheon Guests

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Duncan Brown

Luncheon Guests

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Iain Kelly

Luncheon Guests

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Atalanta White

Maid at Howards End

Atalanta White
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Gerald Paris

Porphyrion Supervisor

Gerald Paris
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Allie Byrne

Blue-stockings

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Sally Geoghegan

Blue-stockings

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Paula Stockbridge

Blue-stockings

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Bridget Duvall

Blue-stockings

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Lucy Freeman

Blue-stockings

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Harriet Stewart

Blue-stockings

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Tina Leslie

Blue-stockings

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Mark Payton

Percy Cahill

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Sound

Delaney Davidson

Simpson's Carver

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Mary McWilliams

Wilcox Baby

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Barbara Hicks

Miss Avery

Barbara Hicks
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Rodney Rymell

Chauffeur

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Luke Parry

Tom, the Farmer's Boy

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Antony Gilding

Bank Supervisor

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Peter Cellier

Colonel Fussell

Peter Cellier
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Patricia Lawrence

Wedding Guests

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Margery Mason

Wedding Guests

Margery Mason
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Jim Bowden

Martlett

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Alan James

Porphyrion Chief Clerk

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Jocelyn Cobb

Telegraph Operator

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Peter Darling

Doctor

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Terence Sach

Delivery Man

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Brian Lipson

Police Inspector

Brian Lipson
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Mary Nash

Pianist

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Barr Heckstall-Smith

Helen's Child

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Simon Callow

Music and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)

Simon Callow

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