The Duchess (film)
| The Duchess | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Saul Dibb |
| Written by | Jeffrey Hatcher Amanda Foreman (biography) |
| Produced by | Gabrielle Tana Carolyn Marks Blackwood Michael Kuhn |
| Starring | Keira Knightley Hayley Atwell Ralph Fiennes |
| Edited by | Masahiro Hirakubo |
| Distributed by | BBC Films Pathé Qwerty Films |
| Language | English |
The Duchess is a film based on Amanda Foreman's biography of the scandalous 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and is scheduled for release in 2008.[1] Originally to be directed by Susanne Bier,[2] The Duchess is now to be directed by Saul Dibb. The film will star Keira Knightley as Georgiana[3] and will be financed by BBC Films and Pathé.[4]
Make-up and hair design, both significant in a Georgian-set period piece, will be by Daniel Phillips.
The Duchess will be filmed at Twickenham Film Studios and on-location at Chatsworth and Kedleston Hall.
Cast
- Keira Knightley as Georgiana
- Hayley Atwell as Bess Foster
- Dominic Cooper as Grey
- Ralph Fiennes as William Cavendish
- Aidan McArdle as Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Emily Jewell as Nanny
- Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer
- Calvin Dean as Devonshire House Servant
- Simon McBurney as Fox
- Hannah Stokely as Maid
- Richard Syms as Dr Neville
- Richard McCabe as Sir James Hare
- Andy Armour as Burleigh the Butler
- Emily Cohen as Harryo
- Poppy Wigglesworth as Charlotte (aged 10)
- Mercy Fiennes Tiffin as Little G
- Sebastian Applewhite as Augustus
- Eva Hrela as Charlotte (aged 3)
- Bruce Mackinnon as Sir Peter Teazle actor
- Georgia King as Lady Teazle actress
External Links
- The Duchess at IMDb
- Twickenham Studions, the studio location
- Magnolia Mae Films, the production company
References
- ^ "Ralph Fiennes joins The Duchess cast". 7 September 2007.
- ^ (18 September 2006) Susanne Bier finds The Duchess:Open Hearts helmer glamming up for period love story, Total Film
- ^ BIMGBOYE, Baz (27 July 2007) Keira the dazzling duchess, The Daily Mail
- ^ DAWTREY, Adam (29 July 2007) Keira Knightley set for 'Duchess':Actress to play the controversial blueblood, Variety
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