Saul Dibb directed the 2008 British costume drama film The Duchess. The movie was produced by Gabrielle Tana and Michael Kihn. The movie was based on Amanda Foreman’s biography of the 18th century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
Keira Knightley portrays Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. Other actors in the cast include, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Aidan McArdle, Simon McBurney, Calvin Dean, and Emily Jewell. The Duchess was released on September 5, 2008 by Paramount Vantage and BBC Films to mixed reviews. The movie premiered at Leicester Square in the West End of London, England.
