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Bernard and Doris is a 2006 film directed by Bob Balaban. The teleplay by Hugh Costello is a semi- fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke and her self-destructive Irish butler Bernard Lafferty later in her life.
Oct 17, 2007 · A TV movie based on the true story of Doris Duke, a tobacco heiress, and her loyal butler, Bernard Lafferty. Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes star as the unlikely friends who share a passion for life and orchids.
- (4.5K)
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Bob Balaban
- 2007-10-17
A film about the relationship between tobacco heiress Doris Duke and her gay butler Bernard Lafferty, who inherited her fortune after her death. Learn about their sympathetic, dysfunctional and loyal bond, and the challenges they faced along the way.
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke (Susan Sarandon) develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty (Ralph Fiennes).
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- Bob Balaban
- TV-14
- Susan Sarandon
Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon and Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes star in the intimate story about what might have transpired during the twilight years of billionaire heiress Doris Duke, when she befriended her gay butler, Bernard Lafferty, and died leaving him in charge of most of her fortune.
Susan Sarandon and Ralph Fiennes star in this intimate hypothetical story about an heiress who left her fortune to her butler. Watch Bernard and Doris online at HBO.com. Stream on any device any time. Explore cast information, synopsis and more.
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Feb 6, 2008 · Despite the sensation-tinged opening, however, Bernard and Doris is primarily a character study, which argues that Lafferty (who drank himself to death in 1996) got a bum rap because he was a...
