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The Duke is a 2020 British comedy drama film directed by Roger Michell, with a screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. It is based on the true story of the 1961 theft of the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington by Francisco de Goya.
Feb 25, 2022 · Based on a true story, The Duke is a film about a 60-year-old taxi driver who steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961. Starring Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, and Fionn Whitehead, the film explores the motives, consequences, and legacy of this audacious act.
- (14K)
- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Roger Michell
- 2022-02-25
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
- (146)
- Roger Michell
- R
- Jim Broadbent
Apr 22, 2022 · April 22, 2022 11 AM PT. London — In 1961, a man snuck into London’s National Gallery and stole Francisco Goya’s painting of the Duke of Wellington. Kempton Bunton, a retired bus driver from...
Apr 22, 2022 · Jim Broadbent stars as Kempton Bunton, a working-class activist who stole a portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in 1961. Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead and Matthew Goode co-star in this true-crime comedy directed by Roger Michell.
The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.
- 2 min
- 783.4K
- Pathe UK
Apr 3, 2022 · Jim Broadbent stars as Kempton Bunton, a Newcastle activist who stole Francisco Goya's Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London's National Gallery in 1961. The film is a light-hearted and nostalgic tribute to a working class hero and his family.
