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The Duchess (12A)
Eighteenth century social butterfly Georgiana Spencer is encouraged by her mother to marry the brutish Duke of Devonshire. The nobleman urgently needs a male heir and Georgiana must carry out her duties as a woman to ensure the continuation of the Duke's proud bloodline. When his wife fails to deliver on her end of the bargain, the Duke takes a mistress, Bess, driving poor Georgiana ever closer to her one true love, Charles Grey, the ambitious protege of Whig Party leader Charles Fox.Running Time: 110 minutes
Director: Saul Dibb
Author: Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen, Saul Dibb
Cast: Keira Knightley, Dominic Cooper, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling, Simon McBurney