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Bernard and Doris (2006)
6.5
The story of the twilight years of tobacco billionairness Doris Duke and her relationship with her gay butler, to whom she left her entire fortune. Director:Bob BalabanWriter:Hugh Costello |
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
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Marilyn Torres | ... | |
| Nick Rolfe | ... | ||
| James Rebhorn | ... | ||
| Dominick Dunne | ... |
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Thomas J. McGrath | ... |
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Gene Parseghian | ... |
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Henry S. Schleiff | ... |
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Calvin Trillin | ... |
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Kunnath P. Namboodiri | ... |
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Storyline
Sympathetic look loosely based on the relationship between tobacco heiress, Doris Duke (1912-1993) - think Duke University - and her shy butler, Bernard Lafferty. The icy and mercurial Duke fires her butler for serving a chilled cantaloupe; the agency sends Lafferty, formerly household staff to Liz Taylor and to Peggy Lee. He's an alcoholic, fresh out of rehab. He gradually becomes Duke's gay alter ego as she romps through life sleeping with young men, making shrewd decisions quickly, managing her fortune and orchids as Lafferty manages her New Jersey estate. With a wine cellar to die for, Bernard falls off the wagon. Can he pull himself together when Doris needs him? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Language:
EnglishAlso Known As:
Bernard & Doris - Complici amici See more »Company Credits
Production Co:
Trigger Street Independent, Little Bird Productions, Burnside Entertainment See more »
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Written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music See more »
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After being shown at a film festival, "Bernard and Doris" was sent directly to cable television rather than premiering in movie theatres. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: "She said it was important. 'Perhaps I will get the feeling back ..." It's the same body of a newspaper article for two different articles. Around 23 minutes into movie. One article had headline of Doris Duke attending opening with Leonard Bernstein. The second headline was her buying a Boeing 737 for $25 million. See more »Soundtracks
"The Best Is Yet to Come"Written by Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records
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