The Duchess

Romance, History

Keira Knightley	Georgiana
Ralph Fiennes	Duke of Devonshire
Charlotte Rampling	Lady Spencer
Dominic Cooper	Charles Grey
Hayley Atwell	Bess Foster
Simon McBurney	Charles Fox
Aidan McArdle	Richard Brinsley 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

Director	Saul Dibb
Producer	Christine Langan; François Ivernel
Writer	Jeffrey Hatcher; Anders Thomas Jensen

Georgiana (Keira Knightley) is going to get married to the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes) and become a duchess. Her mother, Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling), has arranged this marriage. The Duke turns out to be unloving and cruel; all he wants from Georgiana is a boy to carry on his legacy. Georgiana then makes friends with Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell), whose spouse won’t let her see her kids. Bess moves in and the Duke takes her as his mistress. She needs him to help her gain access to her children again. Georgiana, in the meantime, has an affair with Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper).