The Duchess of Malfi

Name: The Duchess of Malfi
Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2014-05-25
Duration: 2 h 30 min
Rating: 8.455
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Giles Cooper, David Dawson, John Dougall, James Garnon

“Desire. Corruption. Cruelty.”

2014

2h 30m

Drama History

Director: Dominic Dromgoole

Writer: John Webster

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Overview

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.