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Howards End

Based on the Novel by E.M. Forster

7.0(613)19922h 22m7

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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Status
Released
Budget
$8M
Box office
$26.1M
Language
English
  • london, england
  • sibling relationship
  • countryside
  • based on novel or book
  • empowerment
  • sister
  • class differences
  • turn of the century
  • edwardian england
  • 1900s
  • wealthy family
  • sister sister relationship

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Behind the camera

Director

James Ivory

Produced in

United Kingdom, Japan

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePGNew York City27 Feb 1992
    • Theatrical (limited)PG13 Mar 1992
    • TheatricalPG26 Feb 1993
    • Theatrical (limited)restored re-release26 Aug 2016
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremierePGLondon28 Apr 1992
    • TheatricalPG1 May 1992
    • TheatricalPG28 Jul 2017
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)PG13 Mar 1992
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical16 Oct 1992
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+28 May 1993
  • DenmarkDK

    • Premiere28 Aug 1992
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival10 May 1992
    • TheatricalTP13 May 1992
    • TVArte5 Feb 1996
    • TVArte, restoration12 Nov 2017
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical629 Oct 1992
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical27 Oct 1992
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1413 Mar 1992
  • PortugalPT

    • Theatrical2 Oct 1992
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1510 Apr 1993
    • Theatrical15Re-release3 Sept 2020

Frequently asked questions

Howards End was released on 13 March 1992.

Audience reviews

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  • B

    badelf

    11/22/2023

    8/10

    The script itself is not up the level of Remains of the Day, but then E.M.Forster is not Ishiguro (Never Let Me Go). Nevertheless E.M.Forster gives us a huge, complex story that holds our interest for the entire 142 minutes. And the Ivory-Merchant team contributes a beautiful setpiece, complete with perfect cinematography, locations, costumes and a team of the finest actors in Britain. And two of the Redgrave fami…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    5/23/2024

    7/10

    I think this might be the pinnacle of the Merchant Ivory storytelling world (with thanks to E.M. Forster), as a strong ensemble cast assembles to tell a tale of Edwardian Britain that brings into stark focus a class system that is just beginning to show some cracks. "Wilcox" (Anthony Hopkins) is what I suppose you'd call nouveau riche. A millionaire industrialist who has acquired quite a few grand country properties …

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