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Knightley will play the 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire.
The film is based on Amanda Foreman's best-selling biography of the royal, who has been called the Princess Diana of her period.
Her extravagant and promiscuous life was said to be full of intrigue and romance, with the duchess becoming a powerbroker but also running up huge gambling debts.
Movie information
| Release Date (USA): | 2008-09-19 |
| Rating (USA): | PG-13 |
| Release Date (UK): | 2008-09-05 |
| Rating (UK) : | PG |
| Director: | - |
| Producer: | Michael Kuhn, Gabrielle Tana |
| Studio: | Pathé Pictures International |
| Writer/s: | Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay) and Amanda Foreman (novel) |
Cast
| Keira Knightley | |
| Ralph Fiennes | |
| Charlotte Rampling | |
| Dominic Cooper | |
| Hayley Atwell |
Merchandise
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