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Howards End
“Based on the Novel by E.M. Forster”
7.0 / 10• 1992• 2h 22m•PG• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Emma Thompson
Margaret Schlegel
Lead
Helena Bonham Carter
Helen Schlegel
Anthony Hopkins
Henry J. Wilcox
Samuel West
Leonard Bast
Vanessa Redgrave
Ruth Wilcox
Adrian Ross Magenty
Tibby Schlegel
Prunella Scales
Aunt Juley
James Wilby
Charles Wilcox
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Ivory's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Howards End is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
