The House of Mirth (1981)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 1981Release Date
The House of Mirth (1981)
1h 30m
Running Time
January 1, 1981Release Date
Plot.
Lily Bart, a well-born, but penniless woman of the high society of New York City, who was raised and educated to become wife to a rich man. As an unmarried woman with gambling debts and an uncertain future, Lily is destroyed by the society who created her..
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Cast & Crew.
William Atherton
Lawrence Selden
Geraldine Chaplin
Lily Bart
Lois Smith
Bertha Dorset
Elizabeth Franz
Grace Stepney
Timothy Crowe
Lord Dacey
Barbara Blossom
Mme. Regine
Barbara Damashek
Nettie
Virginia Donaldson
Alice Wetherall
Tim Donoghue
Ned Silverton
Monique Fowler
Evie Von Osburgh
Al Conti
Chief of Servants
Elaine Eldridge
Mrs. Bart
Daniel A. Bohr
Co-Producer
Hart Perry
Director of Photography
Dorothy Cullman
Co-Producer
Paul Goldsmith
Director of Photography
Adrian Hall
Writer / Director
Richard Cumming
Writer
Edith Wharton
Novel
Franne Lee
Production Design
Charlotte Zwerin
Editor
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Karen Roston
Costume Design
Sandra Nathanson
Set Decoration
Details.
Wiki.
The House of Mirth is a 1981 American television film directed by Adrian Hall. It is based on Edith Wharton's 1905 novel of the same name. It stars Geraldine Chaplin as the protagonist, Lily Bart. The film was part-funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. It was broadcast on PBS' Great Performances on 2 November 1981.