Set in 1870's New York, a spinster heiress is courted by a much younger, penniless man, much to the chagrin of her over-protective father, and must decide whether to spend the rest of her life alone, or marry a man who is interested in her only because of her inheritence.
Jennifer Jason Leigh
as Catherine Sloper
Albert Finney
as Dr. Austin Sloper
Maggie Smith
as Aunt Lavinia Penniman
Ben Chaplin
as Morris Townsend
Judith Ivey
as Aunt Elizabeth Almond
Jennifer Garner
as Marian Almond
Robert Stanton
as Arthur Townsend
Nancy Daly
as Maid
Arthur Laupus
as Mr. Almond
Betsy Brantley
as Mrs. Montgomery
