Howards End (film)

Howards End
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Ivory
Screenplay by	Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Based on	Howards End by E. M. Forster
Produced by	Ismail Merchant
Starring	Anthony Hopkins Vanessa Redgrave Helena Bonham Carter Emma Thompson James Wilby Samuel West Jemma Redgrave Prunella Scales
Cinematography	Tony Pierce-Roberts
Edited by	Andrew Marcus
Music by	Richard Robbins Percy Grainger (opening and end title)
Production companies	Merchant Ivory Productions Sumitomo Corporation Imagica Corporation Cinema Ten JSB Japan Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. Ide Productions FilmFour International
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics (United States) Palace Pictures (United Kingdom)[2]
Release dates	27 February 1992 (1992-02-27) (Premiere) 13 March 1992 (1992-03-13) (United States) 1 May 1992 (1992-05-01) (United Kingdom)
Running time	142 minutes[2][3]
Countries	United Kingdom Japan United States[1]
Language	English
Budget	$8 million[4]
Box office	$32 million (US/UK)

Howards End is a 1992 period romantic drama film directed by James Ivory, from a screenplay written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based on the 1910 novel of the same name by E. M. Forster. Marking Merchant Ivory Productions' third adaptation of a Forster novel (following 1985's A Room with a View, and 1987's Maurice), it was the first film to be released by Sony Pictures Classics. The film's narrative explores class relations in turn-of-the-20th-century Britain, through events in the lives of the Schlegel sisters. The film starred Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter and Vanessa Redgrave, with James Wilby, Samuel West, Jemma Redgrave and Prunella Scales in supporting roles.

The film was theatrically released on 13 March 1992 to critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing over $32 million on an $8 million budget. It was in competition at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival and won the 45th Anniversary Award. At the 65th Academy Awards, the film received a leading nine nominations including for the Best Picture, and won three: Best Actress (for Thompson), Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published and Best Art Direction. At the 46th British Academy Film Awards, it garnered a leading eleven nominations, winning two awards; Best Film and Best Actress (for Thompson).