In this dramatic adaptation by Jack Pulman (I, Claudius) of the classic Henry James novel, a damaged golden bowl reflects the truth in a hidden relationship and redirects the lives of all the characters into whose hands it has been placed. A young American in Europe, Maggie is devoted to her father, the rich and cultured Adam Verver. Introduced to the charismatic Italian Prince Amerigo by her trusted friend Fanny Assingham, she soon falls in love and a suitable marriage of affection and convenience takes place. When Amerigo runs into a former mistress, the attractive... Charlotte Stant, he cannot help but rekindle their friendship and introduce her to his wife. Maggie, in turn, sees a suitable companion for her father, and so a second marriage that draws upon the Verver fortune takes place. All coexist, some knowingly, some blindly, until a hidden crack in a golden bowl exposes the truth and sets in motion an irreversible chain of events. Special Features: Cast Filmographies Henry James Biography Picture Gallery Subtitles [show more]
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BBC adaptation of the Henry James novel in which a damaged golden bowl plays a key role in exposing the artifice and fraudulence within a wealthy 19th century family. Italian prince Amerigo (Daniel Massey) is set to marry American heiress Maggie Verver (Jill Townsend), but this doesn't prevent him from prolonging his dalliance with the beautiful Charlotte (Gayle Hunnicutt). When Charlotte marries Maggie's father, Adam (Barry Morse), to whom his daughter is devoted, a house of cards is erected that could come crumbling down at any moment.
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