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The duchess

The duchess

DVD 2008

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...

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Adultery England Drama
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 Drama
Married women England Drama
Scandals England Drama
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) England Drama
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ISBN:
9781415745885
Edition:
Widescreen version
Description:
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A
Notes:
Title from container
Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman
See disc case for special features
Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Rachel Portman
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper
Closed captioned
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital
English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles
Control Number:
1908863
UPC:
097363531944
097363531968
Other Authors:
BBC Films
BIM Distribuzione
Cooper, Dominic, 1978-
Dibb, Saul
Fiennes, Ralph
Foreman, Amanda, 1968- Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957-
Jensen, Anders Thomas, 1972-
Knightley, Keira, 1985-
Kuhn, Michael, 1949-
Magnolia Mae Films (Firm)
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
Paramount Vantage
Pathé Distribution Limited
Pathé Renn Production
Qwerty Films (Firm)
Rampling, Charlotte, 1946-
Tana, Gabrielle
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