Howard's End

Howard's End

1992

When the Schlegel sisters become entangled with two very different families — the cultured Wilcoxes and the struggling Basts — questions of property, class, and moral responsibility converge around the fate of a country house called Howards End. James Ivory's Merchant Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel is a rich Edwardian drama of connection and inheritance.

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Director

  • James Ivory

Cast

  • Emma Thompson
  • Anthony Hopkins
  • Prunella Scales
  • Vanessa Redgrave
  • James Wilby
  • Samuel West
  • Helena Bonham-Carter
  • Simon Callow

Filming Locations

  • Admiralty Arch

    Admiralty Arch on The Mall was filmed as Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) and Margaret travel by carriage through London during their Christmas outing together.

  • Borough Market

    Park Street behind Borough Market was used to represent the modest home of Leonard Bast (Samuel West), the lower-middle-class clerk.

  • Dorchester-on-Thames

    Dorchester-on-Thames was used for the High Street and village scenes representing the fictional village of Hilton in the film.

  • Fortnum & Mason's

    Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly was used for the Christmas shopping scene in which Margaret Schlegel demonstrates her systematic approach to buying gifts alongside Ruth Wilcox.

  • Peppard Cottage

    Peppard Cottage on Peppard Common, Rotherfield Peppard was used as the house 'Howards End' itself, the ivy-covered country cottage at the centre of the story.

  • St. James's Court Hotel

    St. James's Court Hotel on Buckingham Gate was used in a scene where a camera pan across the building's inner courtyard, with Vanessa Redgrave's character commenting on the new flats going up all over London.

  • St. Pancras Station

    St. Pancras Station was used for railway departure and arrival scenes; location shooting for the production concluded here.

  • Victoria Square

    6 Victoria Square, a quiet square just north of Victoria Station, was used as the Schlegel sisters' London home, the fictional '6 Wickham Place' where Emma Thompson and Helena Bonham Carter's characters live.