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About the Film

Year

2008

Rating

PG-13

Genre

Drama / Biography

Running Time

110 MIN

Synopsis

Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes star in The Duchess: the compelling true story of a lavish world filled with smoldering passion, heartbreaking deception and stifling demands. Beloved by a nation but betrayed by her husband, Georgiana Spencer -- the Duchess of Devonshire and “Empress of Fashion”-- faced an agonizing choice between responsibility and love. This gripping portrayal of England’s “It Girl” has won acclaim from audiences and critics alike. She was vivacious. She was heroic. She was The Duchess.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Keira Knightly

Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire

Ralph Fiennes

Duke of Devonshire

Charlotte Rampling

Lady Spencer

Dominic Cooper

Earl Grey

Haley Atwell

Lady Bess Foster

Simon McBurney

Charles James Fox

About the Crew

Director

Saul Dibb

Executive Producer

Carolyn Marks-Blackwood

Producer

Gabrielle Tana

Producer

Michael Kuhn

Based on Novel By

Amanda Foreman

Writer

Jeffrey Hatcher

Writer

Anders Thomas Jensen

Writer

Saul Dibb

Music Scoring

Rachel Portman