The Duchess (2008)

Director:

Saul Dibb

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay) and
Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 September 2008 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History

Tagline:

There were three people in her marriage

Plot:

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who reviled for her extravagant political and personal lives. |

Plot Keywords:

Threesome | Duchess | Historical | Based On Book

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

23 June 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Keira Knightley	...	Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire
Dominic Cooper	...	Grey
Ralph Fiennes	...	Duke of Devonshire
Hayley Atwell	...	Bess
Charlotte Rampling	...	Lady Spencer
Simon McBurney	...	Fox
Aidan McArdle	...	Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Sadie Miller	...	Aristocrat
Richard McCabe	...	Sir James Hare
Angus McEwan	...	Lord Robert
Mercy Fiennes Tiffin	...	Young Georgiana
Georgia King	...	Lady Teazle
Kate Burdette	...	Lady Harriet
Laura Stevely	...	Lady Elizabeth
Bruce Mackinnon	...	Sir Peter Teazle
Hannah Stokely	...	Maid
Nicola Powell-Smith	...	Aristocrat
Calvin Dean	...	Devonshire House Servant
Poppy Wigglesworth	...	Charlotte - age 10
Richard Syms	...	Dr. Neville
Thomas Arnold	...	Dealer
Sebastian Applewhite	...	Augustus
Emily Cohen	...	Harriet - Countess of Bessborough
Andrew Armour	...	Heaton
Sarah Wyatt	...	Servant Girl
Matthew Swan	...	Aristocrat / Gardener
Eva Hrela	...	Charlotte - age 3
Emily Jewell	...	Nanny
Dale Mercer	...	Dancer

Directed by
Saul Dibb

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeffrey Hatcher		(screenplay) and
Anders Thomas Jensen		(screenplay) and
Saul Dibb		(screenplay)
Amanda Foreman		(book "Georgiana. Duchess of Devonshire")

Produced by
Alexandra Arlango	....	co-producer
Carolyn Marks Blackwood	....	executive producer
Michael Kuhn	....	producer
Gabrielle Tana	....	producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer
Andrew Warren	....	line producer
Colleen Woodcock	....	co-producer

Cinematography by
Gyula Pados

Film Editing by
Masahiro Hirakubo

Casting by
Lucy Bevan

Production Design by
Michael Carlin

Art Direction by
Karen Wakefield

Costume Design by
Michael O'Connor

Makeup Department
Lily Beckett	....	makeup artist: daily
Cara Boalch	....	makeup artist
Corinne Bossu	....	makeup artist
Heather Manson	....	makeup artist: dailies
Claire Louise Mazik	....	makeup artist: daily
Daniel Phillips	....	makeup designer
Andy Seston	....	hair dailies
Loulia Sheppard	....	hair stylist: Ms. Knightly
Loulia Sheppard	....	hairdresser
Rachael Speke	....	makeup artist
Barbara Taylor	....	hair stylist
Jo Wand	....	daily makeup artist
Cherie Ward	....	daily makeup artist

Production Management
Tania Windsor Blunden	....	post-production supervisor
Nick Laws	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Brewster	....	third assistant director
Toby Hosking	....	second assistant director
Sandrine Loisy	....	crowd third assistant director
David Pinkus	....	additional second assistant director: crowd
Josh Robertson	....	first assistant director
Nick Shuttleworth	....	second assistant director: crowd

Art Department
Alex Boswell	....	chargehand stand-by props
Matthew Broderick	....	stand-by props
Tim Browning	....	illustrator
Julian Caldow	....	storyboard artist
James Collins	....	assistant art director
Guy Cope	....	daily rigger
Lucy Eyre	....	assistant set decorator
Colin Fox	....	drapes master
Muffin Green	....	property master
Kathy Heaser	....	graphic artist
Adam McCreight	....	property storeman
Ben Munro	....	stand-by art director
Kristin Theyers	....	set dresser
Rebecca Thomas	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Jeremy Brown	....	cable person: sound
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist
Howard Halsall	....	supervising dialogue editor
Ben Norrington	....	foley editor

Special Effects by
James Davis III	....	special effects senior technician
Hugh Goodbody	....	special effects technician
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Adam Gascoyne	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS London
Adam Hammond	....	digital compositor
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: double negative
Alex Llewellyn	....	compositor
Hugh Macdonald	....	digital compositor: CIS London
Fay McConkey	....	visual effects producer
Charlie Noble	....	visual effects supervisor
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor: CIS London
Becky Roberts	....	visual effects producer: CIS London
David Wahlberg	....	digital compositor: CIS London

Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunts
Stuart Clark	....	stunts
Tidd James	....	stunts
Seon Rogers	....	stunts
Lee Sheward	....	stunt coordinator
Maxine Whittaker	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
John Arnold	....	grip: second unit
Chris Clarke	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Andy Cole	....	best boy
John Colley	....	gaffer
David Cozens	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Andy Edridge	....	grip: "b" camera
Rawdon Hayne	....	first assistant camera
Dermot Hickey	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Nick Kenealy	....	video operator
Iain Mackay	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris McAleese	....	additional clapper loader
Nick Ray	....	key grip
Alan Stewart	....	director of photography: second unit
Gerry Vasbenter	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Gerry Vasbenter	....	steadicam operator
Nick Wall	....	still photographer
Rob Gilmour	....	central loader: dailies (uncredited)

Casting Department
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Ruth Key	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sally Davis	....	costume assistant
Gordon Harmer	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jo Korer	....	costume supervisor
Ann Maskrey	....	costume cutter
Steve O'Sullivan	....	costume assistant
Luan Placks	....	assistant costume designer
Lupt Utama	....	costumer: men
Wyn Vaughan-Humphreys	....	set costumer
Gerald Moulin	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Marcus Alexander	....	digital intermediate producer
Peter Guyan	....	digital intermediate support
Élodie Ichter	....	digital intermediate editor
Adam Inglis	....	colorist
Jenny King	....	editor trainee: FT2
Ravinder Patria	....	editor trainee: FT2
Faye Stevens	....	post-production coordinator
Steven Waltham	....	trainee assistant editor
Neil Williams	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Abbie Lister	....	music coordination
Yann McCullough	....	music editor
Nyree Pinder	....	music supervisor
Youki Yamamoto	....	music associate

Transportation Department
Nick Kenyon	....	unit driver
Marcus Ward	....	driver: cast
Barrie Williams	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jessica Cole	....	assistant: Keira Knightley
Andrew Dalmahoy	....	location scout
Emma Davie	....	unit publicist
Rebecca Davis	....	assistant location manager: Bath
Nicky Earnshaw	....	production coordinator
Ben Gladstone	....	location manager
Tania Gordon	....	base runner
John David Gunkle	....	unit manager: locations
Harriet Harper	....	assistant: Mr. Fiennes
Sarah Hunt	....	assistant accountant
Ben Irving	....	assistant: director
Poss Kondeatis	....	production assistant
Jamie Lengyel	....	location manager: Bath
Carly Lewisohn	....	floor runner
James MacFarlane	....	production runner
Jill McCullough	....	dialect advisor
Ciaran Moran	....	assistant accountant
Emma Olrich-Smith	....	assistant production coordinator
Jackie O'Sullivan	....	assistant accountant
Rachel Plose	....	production accountant
Gemma Louise Read	....	floor runner
Tom Stourton	....	assistant location manager
Helen Turpin	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Boom
• BBC Films
• Magnolia Mae Films
• Pathe Productions
• Qwerty Films

Distributors

• AQS (2008) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Best Film CO (2008) (Poland) (theatrical)
• CP Digital (2008) (Russia) (all media) (CIS)
• Cinéart (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2008) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Media Pro Film Distribution (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Myndform (2008) (Iceland) (all media)
• Paramount Vantage (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paramount Vantage (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Shani Films (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Tiglon (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Worldwide Entertainment Group (WEG) (2008) (India) (all media)

Special Effects

• Rainmaker (visual effects)

Other Companies

• VooDooDog  titles
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• Cream Recording Studios  orchestral score mixed at
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional pro tools supplied by
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• Midnight Transfer  dailies transfer
• Panavision UK  camera equipment provided by
• Pathé  international sales

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Company:

Boom

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire: You can't ask me to battle nature in my own heart.