The Duke
THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom n... more
THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery's history. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage.
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 96 minutes
RELEASE DATE: December 10, 2021
STARRING: Helen Mirren , Jim Broadbent , Fionn Whitehead , Aimée Kelly , Craig Conway
DIRECTOR(S): Roger Michell
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WRITER(S): Richard Bean, Clive Coleman
STUDIO: Sony Pictures Classics
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