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The Duchess, Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films present ; in association with Pathé Renn Production and BIM Distribuzione ; a Qwerty Films, Magnolia Mae Films production ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Michael Kuhn ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; directed by Saul Dibb

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The Duchess, Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films present ; in association with Pathé Renn Production and BIM Distribuzione ; a Qwerty Films, Magnolia Mae Films production ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Michael Kuhn ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; directed by Saul Dibb
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic materialCanadian home video rating: 14A for sexual violence and mature theme
Main title
The Duchess
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films present ; in association with Pathé Renn Production and BIM Distribuzione ; a Qwerty Films, Magnolia Mae Films production ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Michael Kuhn ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; directed by Saul Dibb
Runtime
109
Summary
Chronicles the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. She was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. She was a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. Georgiana is trapped in an unhappy marital triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with Earl Grey, an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal. Now she must face an agonizing choice between her hopeless but passionate love affair or her responsibilities as a duchess
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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