Directed by:
James IvoryScreenplay:
Ruth Prawer JhabvalaCinematography:
Tony Pierce-RobertsComposer:
Richard RobbinsCast:
Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, James Wilby, Samuel West, Jemma Redgrave, Nicola Duffett, Susie Lindeman (more)Plots(1)
The dying Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) wishes to leave her country home, Howards End, to Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson), a modest woman of little means who will soon be forced out of her own home in London. But Ruth's husband, Henry (Anthony Hopkins), an upper middle class businessman, keeps secret her desire even after he and Margaret become friends. However, after Henry and Margaret marry, their class differences and philosophies threaten to cause them unhappiness. Margaret's sister, Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), is disgusted by the Wilcox's snobbish ways and is attracted to helping struggling clerk Leonard Bast (Sam West) improve his position. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Anthony Hopkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/297/165297927_22daa8.jpg)
Anthony Hopkins
UK
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
The Father (2020)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Helena Bonham Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810600_08af55.jpg)
Helena Bonham Carter
UK
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
The King's Speech (2010)
One Life (2023)
![Emma Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679060_587380.jpg)
Emma Thompson
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![James Wilby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/893/162893091_30a2a3.jpg)
James Wilby
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Samuel West](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/387/162387542_3cbefa.png)
Samuel West
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters (1999) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
![Jemma Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634064_eab636.jpg)
Jemma Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Cold Blood (2005) (series)
Howards End (1992)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Nicola Duffett
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Stuart: A Life Backwards (2007) (TV movie)
Pollyanna (2003) (TV movie)
Susie Lindeman
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Adrian Ross Magenty
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Barbara Hicks
UK
Best movies:
Death on the Nile (1978)
Brazil (1985)
Orlando (1992)
Joseph Bennett
UK
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Jo Kendall
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Scum (1979)
Howards End (1992)
Mark Payton
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Maurice (1987)
![Peter Cellier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/477/161477694_5090ac.jpg)
Peter Cellier
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
![Prunella Scales](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/570/161570374_384a9b.jpg)
Prunella Scales
UK
Best movies:
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Howards End (1992)
Second Best (1994)
Ian Latimer
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Mary Nash
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Siegbert Prawer
German Empire
Best movies:
Howards End (1992)
Mark Tandy
Ireland
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Shackleton (2002) (TV movie)