The Duchess (2008)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 45 mins | Drama, Biopic, Period, Adaptation | Released: 9/19/2008 |Box Office Total: $13.8M

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Long before the concept existed, the Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer, was the original “It Girl.” Like her direct descendent Princess Diana, she was ravishing, glamorous and adored by an entire country. Determined to be a player in the wider affairs of the world, she proved that she could out-gamble, out-drink and outwit most of the aristocratic men who surrounded her. She helped usher in sweeping changes to England as a leader of the forward-thinking Whig Party. But even as her power and popularity grew, she was haunted by the fact that the only man in England she seemingly could not seduce was her very own husband, the Duke. And when she tried to find her own way to be true to her heart and loyal to her duty, the resulting controversies and convoluted liaisons would leave all of London talking.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/19/2008

Director	Credit
Saul Dibb	Director
Cast	Credit
Keira Knightley	Georgiana
Ralph Fiennes	The Duke
Dominic Cooper	Charles Grey
Hayley Atwell	Bess Foster
Charlotte Rampling	Lady Spencer
Simon McBurney	Charles Fox
Aidan McArdle	Richard Sheridan
John Shrapnel	General Grey
Alistair Petrie	Heaton
Patrick Godfrey	Dr Neville
Michael Medwin	Speechmaker
Justin Edwards	Macaroni
Richard McCabe	Sir James Hare
Calvin Dean	Devonshire House Servant
Hannah Stokely	Devonshire House Maid
Andy Armour	Burleigh
Emily Jewell	Nanny
Bruce MacKinnon	Sir Peter Teazle
Georgia King	Lady Teazle
Luke Norris	Footman
Eva Hrela	Charlotte (Age 3)
Poppy Wigglesworth	Charlotte (Age 9)
Emily Cohen	Harryo
Mercy Fiennes Tiffin	Little G
Sebastian Applewhite	Augustus
Angus McEwan	Lord Robert
Kate Burdette	Lady Harriet
Laura Stevely	Lady Elizabeth
Ben Garlick	Lord Ambrose
Max Bennett	Lord Walter
Camilla Arfwedson	Lady Charlotte
Fiona Sheehan	Young Girl in Theatre
Sarah Wyatt	Servant Girl
Thomas Arnold	Dealer
Gilbert Wynne	Althorpe Servant
Richard Curzon	Heaton's Clerk
Sophia Johnston	Guest at Lady Melbourne’s Ball
Katerina Tana	Guest at Lady Melbourne’s Ball
Production Credits	Credit
Jill Tandy	Associate Producer
Michael Kuhn	Producer
Carolyn Marks Blackwood	Executive Producer
Colleen Woodcock	Co-Producer
Francois Ivernel	Executive Producer
Alexandra Arlango	Co-Producer
Malcolm Ritchie	Associate Producer
Gabrielle Tana	Producer
Cameron McCracken	Executive Producer
Mark Woolley	Associate Producer
Christine Langan	Executive Producer
Andrew Semans	Associate Producer
David M. Thompson	Executive Producer
Amanda Foreman	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Qwerty Films	Production Company
Magnolia Mae Productions	Production Company
BBC Films	Production Company
Pathe Renn Productions	Production Company
BIM Distribuzione	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Paramount Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Pathe Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Vantage	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paramount Vantage	Domestic Distribution Rights
Filmes Lusomundo	Foreign Distribution Rights
Paramount Vantage	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Tiglon	Foreign Distribution Rights
AQS	Foreign Distribution Rights
Cineart	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Myndform	Foreign Distribution Rights
Best Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Shani Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Worldwide Entertainment Group (WEG)	Foreign Distribution Rights
CP Digital	Foreign Distribution Rights
Acme Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Media Pro Film Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Central Partnership	Foreign Distribution Rights
United International Pictures (UIP)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Golden Village	Foreign Distribution Rights
Paramount Pictures International (PPI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
BIM Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Budapest Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Audiovisual	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
United Kingdom
Writer	Credit
Amanda Foreman	Source Material
Jeffrey Hatcher	Screenplay
Anders Thomas Jensen	Screenplay
Saul Dibb	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Jackie O'Sullivan	Assistant Accountant
Tarn Harper	Post-Production Accountant
Richard Slinn	Accountant - Accounts Cashier
James Clarke	Finance Manager - Finance Director
Rachel Plose	Production Accountant
Charlotte Mukalazi	Accountant - Management Accountant
Linda Bowen	Post-Production Accountant - Post Production Assistant Accountant
Sarah Hunt	Assistant Accountant
Ciaran Moran	Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Gill Raddings	Animal Services - Animal & Livestock Handling
Gerard Naprous	Animal Services - Horse Master
Daniel Naprous	Animal Services - Horse Master
Art Department	Credit
Kathy Heaser	Graphics Coordinator - Graphic Designer
Tim Browning	Art Department - Draftsman
Lucy Eyre	Assistant Set Decorator
James Collins	Assistant Art Director
Gillian Campbell	Painter - HOD Scenic Painter
Michael Carlin	Production Designer
Rebecca Alleway	Set Decorator
Karen Wakefield	Art Director
Ben Munro	Art Director - Standby Art Director
Rebecca Thomas	Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Jody Raynes	Painter - Scenic Painter Supervisor
Athene Macrae	Art Department - Art Department Runner
Viv Ball	Painter - Scenic Painter
Alex MacDonald	Painter - Scenic Painter
Colin Fox	Art Department - Drapesman
Dean Hawley	Painter - Scenic Painter
Mark McCabe	Art Department - Drapesman
Miara Vazeou	Art Department - Drapesmaster’s Assistant
Nick Wood	Painter - Scenic Painter
Jim Dyson	Painter - Standby Painter
Casting	Credit
Ruth Key	Casting Assistant
Lucy Bevan	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Fiona Gilbert	Catering - Caterer
Michael Gilbert	Catering - Caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Elliot Dupuy	Camera Trainee
Gerry Vasbenter	Camera Operator
Adam Inglis	Colorist
Nick Kenealy	Videotape Operator - Video Operator
Peter Mountain	Photography - Stills Photographer
Rawdon Hayne	Assistant Camera Operator
Gyula Pados	Director of Photography
Iain MacKay	Loader - Camera Loader
Paul Doogan	Film Lab - Scan and Record
Alan Stewart	Camera Operator - Lighting Camera Operator
John Hurley	Loader - Camera Loader
Andrew Lim	Colorist
Dermot Hickey	Assistant Camera Operator
Marc Neale	Film Lab - Scan and Record
Rodrigo Gutierrez	Camera Operator
Dan Perry	Film Lab - Scan and Record
Chris McAleese	Loader - Camera Loader
Bob Roach	Film Lab - Scan and Record
Clive Noakes	Film Lab - Laboratory Contact
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Pathe International	Film Financier
BBC Films	Film Financier
BIM Distribuzione	Film Financier
Pathe Pictures International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Robert Norris	Legal Services - Production Legal Services
Richard Philipps	Legal Services - Production Legal Services
Music	Credit
Nyree Pinder	Music Coordinator - On Set Music Co-Ordination
The Mozarteum Quartet	Song Performer
Jeff Atmajian	Orchestrations
Johann Sebastian Bach	Song
Rachel Portman	Music Producer - Score Producer
Chris Dibble	Music Engineer - Recording Engineer
Yann McCullough	Music Editor
David Snell	Music Conductor
Rick Wentworth	Music - Pre-Records Musical Director
Anne Collis	Music Contractor - On Set Music Contractor
Abbie Lister	Music Coordinator - On Set Music Co-Ordination
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Song
Jan Holzner	Music Engineer - Recording Engineer
Rachel Portman	Orchestrations
Jonathan Allen	Music - On Set Music Recorder
George Friedrich Handel	Song
Andrew Dudman	Music - On Set Music Recorder
James Fitzpatrick	Orchestrations - Orchestral Contractor
Youki Yamamoto	Music - Music Associate
Pietro Locatelli	Song
Chris Cozens	Music - Auricle
Ludwig Van Beethoven	Song
Antonio Vivaldi	Song
Jiri Simunek	Music - Music Preparation
Georg Philipp Telemann	Song
Petr Matejak	Music - Solo Violin
Pavel Belousek	Music - Solo Cello
Joseph Haydn	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Marc Cass	Stunt Performer
Lee Sheward	Stunt Coordinator
Maxine Whittaker	Stunt Double - Double
Stuart Clark	Stunt Performer
Tidd James	Stunt Performer
Seon Rogers	Stunt Performer
Production Management	Credit
Sam Donovan	Script Supervisor
Nick Laws	Production Manager
Peter Tullo	Location Assistant
Andrew Warren	Line Producer
Josh Robertson	Assistant Director
Andrew Dalmahoy	Location Scout
Emma Olrich-Smith	Assistant Production Coordinator
Nicky Earnshaw	Production Coordinator
Tania Blunden	Post-Production Supervisor
John David Gunkle	Unit Manager
Ben Gladstone	Location Manager
Tom Stourton	Assistant Location Manager
Kate Penlington	Clearance Coordinator - Clearance & Neg Checking
Faye Stevens	Post-Production Coordinator
Matthew Vizard	Production Coordinator - Production & Delivery Co-Ordinator
rebecca davis	Assistant Location Manager
Dermot McDermott	Unit Manager - Unit Operations
Jamie Lengyel	Location Manager
Toby Hosking	Assistant Director
Nick Shuttleworth	Assistant Director - Crowd 2nd Assistant Director
Tom Brewster	Assistant Director
Sandrine Loisy	Assistant Director - Crowd 3rd Assistant Director
Paul Cathie	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Emma Davie	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Alex Ellerington	Sound Editor
Andi Derrick	Foley Artist
Louis Elman Associates	ADR Voice Casting
Marco Itta	Sound - Sound Assistant (2nd Unit)
Forbes Noonan	Foley Recordist
Catherine Hodgson	Supervising Sound Editor
Ben Norrington	Foley Editor
Paul Botham	Boom Operator
Simon Fraser	Sound Mixer
Howard Halsall	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Paul Hamblin	Rerecording Mixer
Mike Turner	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Oliver Bunker	Sound - Sound Assistant (2nd Unit)
Grant Bridgeman	Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Alexandros Sidiropoulos	Rerecording Mixer
Abigail Barbier	ADR Voice Casting
Andrea King	Foley Artist
Noel Thompson	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Martin Williams	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Visual Effects	Credit
Kristine-Joeann Jasper	Visual Effects - Matchmove Artist
Zishaan Ajmal	Software Engineer - Data Operations
Edward Cross	Visual Effects Editor - VFX Editorial
Charlie Noble	Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark Holt	Special Effects Supervisor
Fay McConkey	Visual Effects Producer
Paul Raeburn	2-D Artist - 2D Supervisor
Timo-Pekko Nieminen	Animation Director - FX TD
James Davis	Special Effects Technician
Mark Michaels	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Becky Roberts	Visual Effects Producer
Hugh Goodbody	Special Effects Technician
Josh Sutcliffe	Visual Effects Editor - Editorial
Pete Hanson	Visual Effects - Studio
Adam Gascoyne	Visual Effects Supervisor
Bradley Bayliss	Software Engineer - Data Operations
Adam Hammond	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Faye Walkington	Software Engineer - Data Operations
Jan Body	Digital Effects Artist - Cleanup Artist
Jan Staines	Special Effects Technician
Elodie Ichter	Visual Effects Editor - Editorial
Miles Drake	Visual Effects - Studio
Marcus Alexander	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Dave Scott	Visual Effects - Tech
Jonathan Dixon	Visual Effects Producer - Producer
Nam Vu	Software Engineer - Data Operations
Jamie Weguelin	Special Effects Technician
Steve Lynn	Visual Effects - Tech
Simon Duke	Visual Effects - VT Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jane Bogunovic	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Clarice Gill	Hair Assistant - Crowd Hair Trainee
Gordon Harmer	Wardrobe Supervisor
Jan Archibald	Hair - Hair Designer
Anthony Brookman	Costume Supervisor - Crowd Fitting Supervisor
Anna Kot	Assistant Costume Designer
Ann Maskrey	Costume Department - Chief Costume Cutter
Tapio Salmi	Makeup Artist
Dee Walsh	Wardrobe - Wardrobe Mistress
Daniel Phillips	Makeup Designer
Michael O'Connor	Costume Designer
Lucy Donowho	Costumes - Costume Buyer
Lou Sheppard	Hairdresser
Sally Davis	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Rosy Coppola	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Kathryn Blight	Wardrobe - Principal Wardrobe Standby
Christine Whitney	Hair - Crowd Hair Supervisor
Barbara Taylor	Hairdresser
Luan Placks	Assistant Costume Designer
Jo Korer	Costume Supervisor - Crowd Fitting Supervisor
Corinne Bossu	Makeup Artist
Rachael Speke	Makeup Artist
Stephanie Hovette	Hairdresser - Wig Maker & Hairdresser
Ann Cartwright	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Andrew Joslin	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Sarah Touaibi	Costume Supervisor - Crowd Set Costume Supervisor
Vandra Howard	Wardrobe - Principal Wardrobe Standby
Susan Ignatius	Hairdresser - Crowd Hairdresser
Tracey Millar	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	Wardrobe - Principal Wardrobe Standby
Barbara Kuznar	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Saffron Cullane	Seamstress Supervisor - Trainee Seamstress
rose warder	Hairdresser - Crowd Hairdresser
Marie Ross	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Carin Hoff	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Jo Adams	Hairdresser - Daily Crowd Hairdresser
Ashwin Makan	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Gill Bunker	Hairdresser - Daily Crowd Hairdresser
Jools Osborne	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Mark Pilcher	Hairdresser - Daily Crowd Hairdresser
Jacqueline Thomas	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Anita Burger	Hairdresser - Daily Crowd Hairdresser
Maureen Hetherington	Hairdresser - Daily Crowd Hairdresser
Lupt Utama	Costumes - Costume Assistant
Manny Stirpe	Hairdresser - Daily Crowd Hairdresser
Sophie Bugeaud	Costumes - Costume Trainee
Ian Foweraker	Costumes - Costume Trainee
Rosanna Normanton	Costumes - Costume Trainee
Daisy Thistlethwayte	Costumes - Crowd Costume Trainee
abbie woods	Costumes - Crowd Costume Trainee

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