Movie
The Duchess
Overview
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-09-05
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Pathé Renn Productions, BBC Film, BiM Distribuzione, Qwerty Films, Magnolia Mae Films
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
- Ralph Fiennes as Duke of Devonshire
- Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer
- Dominic Cooper as Charles Grey
- Hayley Atwell as Bess Foster
- Simon McBurney as Charles Fox
- Aidan McArdle as Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- John Shrapnel as General Grey
- Alistair Petrie as Heaton
- Patrick Godfrey as Dr. Neville
- Michael Medwin as Speechmaker
- Justin Edwards as Macaroni
Crew
- Saul Dibb - Director
- Jeffrey Hatcher - Screenplay
- Anders Thomas Jensen - Screenplay
- Saul Dibb - Screenplay
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