The Children is a 1990 British–German drama film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Ben Kingsley, Kim Novak and Britt Ekland. It is based on the 1928 novel by Edith Wharton. Cast Ben Kingsley as Martin Boyne Kim Novak as Rose Sellars Britt Ekland as Lady Zinnia Wrench Donald Sinden as Lord Wrench Geraldine Chaplin as Joyce Wheater Joe Don Baker as Cliffe Wheater Siri Neal as Judith Karen Black as Sybil Lullmer Robert Stephens as Azariah Dobree Rupert Graves as Gerald Ormerod Terence Rigby as Duke of Mendip Marie Helvin as Princess Buondelmonte Rosemary Leach as Miss Scope Mark Asquith as Terry Ian Hawkes as Bun Anouk Fontaine as Blanca Eileen Hawkes as Beechy Hermione Eyre as Zinnie Edward Michie as Chip See also The Marriage Playground (1929) References Further reading Tibbetts, John C., and James M. Welsh, eds. The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film (2nd ed. 2005) pp 52–53. External links 1990 films West German films English-language German films 1990 drama films Films directed by Tony Palmer Films based on American novels Films based on works by Edith Wharton British drama films British remakes of American films 1990s English-language films 1990s British films 1990s German films