Drama / Romance /

Score: 69.7%( 1132 votes )

Overview: In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Cast:

Daniel Day-Lewis
Newland Archer

Michelle Pfeiffer
Ellen Olenska

Winona Ryder
May Welland

Alexis Smith
Louisa van der Luyden

Geraldine Chaplin
Mrs. Welland

Jonathan Pryce
Rivière

Richard E. Grant
Lawrence "Larry" Lefferts

Alec McCowen
Sillerton Jackson

Mary Beth Hurt
Regina Beaufort

Stuart Wilson
Julius Beaufort

Howard Erskine
Beaufort Guest

John McLoughlin
Party Guest

Christopher Nilsson
Party Guest

Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Catherine Mingott

Siân Phillips
Mrs. Archer

Carolyn Farina
Janey Archer

Michael Gough
Henry van der Luyden

Joanne Woodward
Narrator (voice)

Robert Sean Leonard
Theodore "Ted" Archer

June Squibb
Mingott Maid

Thomas Gibson
Stage Actor

Tracey Ellis
Gertrude Lefferts

Norman Lloyd
Letterblair

W.B. Brydon
Mr. Urban Dagonet

Cristina Pronzati
Countess Olenska's Maid

Clement Fowler
Florist

Cindy Katz
Stage Actress

Kevin Sanders
The Duke

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese
Katie Blenker

Mac Orange
Archer Maid

Brian Davies
Philip

Thomas Barbour
Archer Guest

Henry Fehren
Bishop

Patricia Dunnock
Mary Archer

Kevin Ash
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)

Susan Lynn Bragg
Debutante (uncredited)

Pasquale Cajano
Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Tanya Carrasco
Debutante (uncredited)

Tamasin Day-Lewis
Lady Admiring Engagement Ring at Beaufort Ball (uncredited)

John Maczko
Society Gentleman (uncredited)

Catherine Scorsese
Elderly Woman at Jersey City Station (uncredited)

Charles Scorsese
Elderly Man at Jersey City Station (uncredited)

Martin Scorsese
Photographer (uncredited)

Michael Trout
Man in Crowd / Gentleman with Lady (uncredited)