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The Duchess

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You can't ask me to battle nature in my own heart.

The Duchess Synopsis

A very contemporary tale of fame, notoriety and the search for love, based around that female icon of her time, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.

Directed by Saul Dibb (BULLET BOY) and based on the biography by Amanda Foreman, THE DUCHESS stars Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Attwell, Charlotte Rampling and Dominic Cooper.

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The Duchess: interview

The Duchess: interview

Saul Dibb explains how he came to direct the big-budget feature and his approach to making a period drama in a non-heritage way.

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  • Credits
    • Starring:
      Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper
    • Director:
      Saul Dibb
    • Producers:
      Michael Kuhn, Gabrielle Tana
    • Screenplay:
      Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen
    • Executive Producers:
      Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Amanda Foreman, François Ivernel, Christine Langan, Cameron McCracken, David M. Thompson
    • Distributor
      Pathé Pictures International
    • Sales Agent:
      Pathé Pictures International
    • Credits summary:
      Pathé Productions and BBC Films present in association with Pathé Renn Production and BIM Distribuzione, A Qwerty Films / Magnolia Mae Production
    • Certificate:
      12a
    • Running time:
      110 mins
  • Release Dates
    • In Cinemas
      September 5th 2008
    • Out on DVD
      March 16th 2009
    • Released
      September 5th 2008

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