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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 · Bernard and Doris: Directed by Bob Balaban. With Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Asher, Don Harvey. The story of the twilight years of tobacco billionairess Doris Duke who develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.
Tobacco heiress Doris Duke (Susan Sarandon) develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty (Ralph Fiennes).
Tobacco heiress and horticulturist Doris Duke hires Bernard Lafferty, an Irish butler (and former household staff to Liz Taylor and to Peggy Lee) to manage her New Jersey home. As time passes they grow close and he begins to travel with her.
Feb 9, 2008 · Tobacco heiress Doris Duke develops an unlikely friendship with her butler, Bernard Lafferty.
Feb 6, 2008 · Discover the best of the city, first. The opening scene of Bob Balaban’s film about the odd bond between billionaire tobacco heiress Doris Duke (Susan Sarandon) and her butler Bernard Lafferty...
In 1987, a middle-aged Irish butler fresh out of rehab arrived on the doorstep of tobacco heiress Doris Duke. Bernard Lafferty faced an uphill battle convincing his notoriously demanding boss to keep him on staff. A mere six years later, he was inheriting her fortune.
