The Duchess (2008)

6.7	Rating (595 ratings)
6.9	IMDB rating

Add to favorites

Edit page

Search at Amazon

Directed by

Saul Dibb

Starring (View all)

Keira Knightley
Georgiana

Ralph Fiennes
The Duke

Charlotte Rampling
Lady Spencer

Dominic Cooper
Charles Grey

Hayley Atwell
Bess Foster

Simon McBurney
Charles Fox

Aidan McArdle
Richard Sheridan

John Shrapnel
General Grey

Written by (View all)

Jeffrey Hatcher
(screenplay) and

Anders Thomas Jensen
(screenplay) and

Lists

229 votes

It's a private emotion. (235 items)
list by Lexi

Published 14 years ago

19 comments

171 votes

The Best Period Films You MUST Watch (76 items)
list by Leloi

Published 13 years, 10 months ago

37 comments

146 votes

Wedding Dresses in Movies (60 items)
list by Blue Pineapple

Published 13 years, 10 months ago

15 comments

133 votes

6,006 Movies For a Post-Covid World... (6013 items)
list by ToonHead2102

Published 12 years, 11 months ago

14 comments

115 votes

My Top Movies (199 items)
list by Lexi

Published 15 years, 5 months ago

27 comments

View all The Duchess lists (108 more)

The Duchess Videos

Trailer

469 Views

Added 16 years ago

The Duchess (4/9) Movie CLIP - Close Your Eyes (2008) HD

130 Views, 1 votes

Added 11 years ago

The Duchess (6/9) Movie CLIP - A Trip To Bath (2008) HD

140 Views

Added 11 years ago

View all The Duchess videos (6 more)

Cover art, photos and screenshots

13 votes

10 votes

8 votes

View all The Duchess pictures (61 more)

Reviews

You can't ask me to battle nature in my own heart.

15 years, 7 months ago at Sep 7 22:04

Lexi

7 votes

''You can't ask me to battle nature in my own heart.''

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

Keira Knightley: Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire

Ralph Fiennes: Duke of Devonshire

The Duchess(2008) is based on Amanda Foreman'... read more

Review

14 years, 1 month ago at Mar 28 15:32

moviebuffgirl

1 vote

I love you in the way I understand love.

I'm a huge fan of epic and periodic movies, but this one really amazed me. Let me make it clear that I am no fan of Kiera Knightley, but in this movie, I couldn't help but admire her acting prowess. She's up against Ralph Fiennes, of all people, one of Britain's most talented thespians, and she is able to keep up and complement his portrayal of... read more

More for the eye than for the mind

15 years, 7 months ago at Sep 11 22:43

pavements

1 vote

Knightley's performance lacked in depth as, frankly, the whole film did.
It did not have something to say at all. In this, it was reminiscent of
Kirsten Dunst's 'Marie Antoinette'. Both women, however, do their reputation as 'empresses of Fashion' full justice. The costumes were actually the most interesting thing about the film. Waiting for Knightley's next appearance to see what s... read more

View all The Duchess reviews

Description: After PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and ATONEMENT, Keira Knightley continues her reign as the queen of the period film with this 18th-century costume drama. The corset-clad actress stars as Georgiana Spenser, the Duchess of Devonshire. With her marriage to the duke (Ralph Fiennes), Georgiana achieves an impressive level of fame as Britons follow both her clothing style and her political advice. But even celebrity and wealth can't act as a salve in her marriage to the boring, boorish duke. When he begins to flaunt his affairs, Georgiana is tempted to return to a teenage crush, Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper of THE HISTORY BOYS), to the anger ... (more)

Release date: 5 September 2008

Tags: Drama (20), Romance (13), Biography (12), Historical (9), 2008 (9), History (7), Infidelity (6), England (5), Period Piece (5), 2000s (5), Affair (4), Based On True Story (4), (4), Based On A True Story (3), Royalty (3), UK (2), France (2), Rape (2), Pregnancy (2), True Story (2)

My tags:

Add tags

Update feed

Chazz Reinhold added this to a list 4 months, 3 weeks ago

2008 Calendar of Movie Actresses (24 movies items)

Chazz Reinhold voted for an image 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Battleax voted for an image 9 months, 1 week ago

cteddiesgirl added this to a list 11 months ago

Movies/Titles I Have (7076 movies items)

Stehako added this to a list 1 year ago

Top Ten Performances - Charlotte Rampling (11 movies items)

" as Lady Spencer "

Stehako posted a image 1 year ago

Sparky The Barbarian voted for an image 1 year, 7 months ago

Sparky The Barbarian voted for an image 1 year, 8 months ago

Sparky The Barbarian voted for an image 1 year, 9 months ago

fubard2 voted for 5 images 1 year, 10 months ago

moviebuff added this to a list 2 years, 4 months ago

101 Historical Movies You Must See Before You Die (101 movies items)

PCA added this to a list 2 years, 4 months ago

Películas que he visto (Movies I've seen). (470 movies items)

DarthTrino added this to a list 2 years, 4 months ago

Películas que he visto y aumentando. (6352 movies items)

Stehako added this to a list 3 years, 3 months ago

Watched in 2020: Movies (130 movies items)

"One of Knightley's best performances. It's a quality production that doesn't reach the grandest heights of 'costume dramas' but entertaining and a nice example of a woman at that time being 'modern'."

Stehako added this to a list 3 years, 5 months ago

Iconic Dresses of Cinema: Yellow / Gold (34 movies items)

Stehako posted 2 images 3 years, 5 months ago

DrLoomis added this to a list 3 years, 12 months ago

Collection (2069 dvds items)

aLittleTyger posted a video 4 years ago

The Duchess (2008) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers

aLittleTyger posted a image 4 years ago

aLittleTyger posted 5 images [View All] 4 years ago

aLittleTyger voted for 12 images [View All] 4 years ago

aLittleTyger posted 2 images 4 years ago

Stehako added this to a list 4 years, 1 month ago

Best Films of 2008 (100 movies items)

Stehako added this to a list 4 years, 2 months ago

Top Ten Performances - Keira Knightley (14 movies items)

" as Georgiana "

DarthTrino added this to a list 5 years ago

Películas vistas en 2019 (608 movies items)

DarthTrino added this to a list 5 years ago

Películas q me han gustado y vería más de una vez! (2452 movies items)

Mackenzi added this to a list 5 years, 3 months ago

2019 Diary: January (24 movies items)

AKB48Fan added this to a list 5 years, 4 months ago

Movies Watched In 2018 - To Infinity & Beyond! (365 movies items)

"The Duchess is based on the true life story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire who married William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire in England in 1774. The facts of Georgiana's life form the basis of the movie's plot such as her initial failure to produce an heir to the Duke to her affair with the future Prime Minister Charles Grey. This is a very beautiful looking movie. The costumes are grand and wonderful to look at. The art direction was also of a high end and there was a lot of detai"

Kandi added this to a list 5 years, 8 months ago

Adultery Part 2 - Movies (47 movies items)

aLittleTyger voted for 3 images 5 years, 10 months ago

muh added this to a list 6 years, 2 months ago

2008-Best to Worst (88 movies items)

cteddiesgirl added this to a list 6 years, 3 months ago

CT's movies watched in 2018 (402 movies items)

- WreckMe - added this to a list 6 years, 3 months ago

WreckMe's Movie Journal - 2018 Edition (243 movies items)

Kandi voted for an image 6 years, 4 months ago

aLittleTyger voted for an image 6 years, 4 months ago

singurownsong added this to a list 6 years, 4 months ago

mymovielist (147 movies items)

BradWesley123 added this to a list 6 years, 6 months ago

Academy Award for Best Costume Design: 2000s (51 movies items)

"*Winner* Michael O'Connor "

becca85 added this to a list 6 years, 10 months ago

Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)

" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire PUBLISHED FORMAT: biographical novel AUTHOR/CREATOR: Amanda Foreman ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: N/A "

BradWesley123 added this to a list 7 years ago