Encounter of three social classes of England at the beginning of the twentieth century: the Victorian capitalists (the Wilcoxes) considering themselves as aristocrats, whose only god is money; the enlightened bourgeois (the Schlegels), humanistic and philanthropic; and the workers (the Basts), fighting to survive. The Schlegel sisters' humanism will be torn apart as they try both to softly knock down the Wilcox's prejudices and to help the Basts.
Directed By
James IvoryWritten By
E.M. Forster, Ruth Prawer JhabvalaStudio
Merchant Ivory Productions, Film4 Productions, Watch on these services
Cast of Howards End
Emma ThompsonMargaret Schlegel
Helena Bonham CarterHelen Schlegel
Anthony HopkinsHenry J. Wilcox
Samuel WestLeonard Bast
Vanessa RedgraveRuth Wilcox
Adrian Ross MagentyTibby Schlegel
Prunella ScalesAunt Juley
James WilbyCharles Wilcox
Joseph BennettPaul Wilcox
Jo KendallAnnie
Jemma RedgraveEvie Wilcox
Crispin Bonham-CarterAlbert Fussell
Simon CallowMusic and Meaning Lecturer (uncredited)
Ian LatimerStation Master
Siegbert PrawerMan Asking a Question
Susie LindemanDolly Wilcox
Nicola DuffettJacky Bast
Mark TandyLuncheon Guests
Andrew St. ClairLuncheon Guests
Anne LambtonLuncheon Guests
Emma GodfreyLuncheon Guests
Duncan BrownLuncheon Guests
Iain KellyLuncheon Guests
Atalanta WhiteMaid at Howards End
Gerald ParisPorphyrion Supervisor
Allie ByrneBlue-stockings
Sally GeogheganBlue-stockings
Paula StockbridgeBlue-stockings
Bridget DuvallBlue-stockings
Lucy FreemanBlue-stockings
Harriet StewartBlue-stockings
Tina LeslieBlue-stockings
Mark PaytonPercy Cahill
Delaney DavidsonSimpson's Carver
Mary McWilliamsWilcox Baby
Barbara HicksMiss Avery
Rodney RymellChauffeur
Luke ParryTom, the Farmer's Boy
Antony GildingBank Supervisor
Peter CellierColonel Fussell
Patricia LawrenceWedding Guests
Margery MasonWedding Guests
Jim BowdenMartlett
Alan JamesPorphyrion Chief Clerk
Jocelyn CobbTelegraph Operator
Peter DarlingDoctor
Terence SachDelivery Man
Brian LipsonPolice Inspector
Mary NashPianist
Barr Heckstall-SmithHelen's Child
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