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The Duchess

2008 film directed by Saul Dibb
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The Duchess
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Summary

The Duchess is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,822 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3]
  • Director: Saul Dibb[4]
  • Screenwriter: Jeffrey Hatcher[5], Anders Thomas Jensen[6], Saul Dibb[7]
  • Composer: Rachel Portman[8]
  • Genre: biographical film[9], drama film[10], romance film[11]
  • Cast member: Keira Knightley[12], Ralph Fiennes[13], Hayley Atwell[14], Charlotte Rampling[15], Dominic Cooper[16], Georgia King[17], John Shrapnel[18], Simon McBurney[19], Alistair Petrie[20], Patrick Godfrey[21], Richard McCabe[22], Michael Medwin[23], Bruce Mackinnon[24], Max Bennett[25]
  • Producer: Michael Kuhn[26], Gabrielle Tana[27]
  • Production company: Paramount Vantage[28]
  • Director of photography: Gyula Pados[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[31]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[32], 62/100[33], 62%[34]
  • Color: color[35]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[36], France[37], Italy[38], United States[39]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2008[40], January 15, 2009[41], March 26, 2009[42]
  • Characters: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire[43], William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire[44], Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire[45], Georgiana Spencer, Countess Spencer[46], Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey[47], Richard Brinsley Sheridan[48], Charles James Fox[49], Augustus Clifford[50], Charlotte Williams[51]
  • Distributed by: BiM Distribuzione[52], Budapest Film[53]
  • Narrative location: England[54]
  • Official website: http://www.theduchessmovie.com/[55]
  • Filming location: Bristol[56]
  • Main subject: Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire[57]
  • Film editor: Masahiro Hirakubo[58]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design[59], Academy Award for Best Production Design[60], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[61]
  • Title: The Duchess[62]
  • Has characteristic: film based on book[63]

Why It Matters

The Duchess has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did The Duchess receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Costume Design[3].

Related Entities

Bristol Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey Charles James Fox Charlotte Rampling Dominic Cooper England film France Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire Hayley Atwell Italy Keira Knightley Ralph Fiennes Richard Brinsley Sheridan United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [16] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'cv', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he',
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    Screenwriter → Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen, Saul Dibb
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