The Duchess
Production Companies
Boom
BBC Films - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfilms/
Magnolia Mae Films - http://magnoliamaefilms.com/menu.html
Pathe Productions - http://www.pathe.co.uk/
Qwerty Films - http://www.inside-pictures.com/pages/WHOAREQ.asp
UK Distributor
Pathe - http://www.pathe.co.uk/
US Distributor
Paramount Vantage - http://paramountvantage.com/
Websites
Home - http://www.theduchessmovie.com/
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duchess_(film)
Reviews
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/08/29/bfduchess129.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/2530446/Princess-Diana-and-the-Duchess-of-Devonshire-Striking-similarities.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/sep/07/periodandhistorical
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/sep/05/periodandhistorical.drama
http://www.amanda-foreman.com/on-set-report.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/A40579374
http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/features/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003850485
Publicity
Evening Standard report on the premiere of The Duchess - http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23550972-details/Big+budget+but+Keira's+Duchess+divides+critics/article.do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzb-gy4MpFQ
http://video.stv.tv/bc/catchup-TheFiveThirtyShowPart2-20080902-1745/
Merchandising
http://www.visittheduchess.co.uk/
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-kedlestonhall/w-east_midlands-duchess-2.htm
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