The Duchess of Malfi

The Duchess of Malfi

150 mins | Drama | May 25, 2014

Filmed as live stage production of Webster's Jacobean tragedy. The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.

The Duchess of Malfi

150 mins | Drama | May 25, 2014

The Duchess of Malfi
Filmed as live stage production of Webster's Jacobean tragedy. The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title The Duchess of Malfi
Directors Dominic Dromgoole
Writers John Webster

Cast

Gemma Arterton

as The Duchess of Malfi

Sean Gilder

as Bosola

David Dawson

as Ferdinand

Giles Cooper

as Silvo

Archie Bradfield

as Child

Denise Gough

as Julia

James Garnon

as Cardinal

Sarah MacRae

as Cariola

Paul Rider

as Delio

Alex Waldmann

as Antonio

Andrew Marr

as Narrator