The Duke
- Original title
- The Duke
- Year
- 2020
- Running time
- 96 min.
- Country
United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Jim Broadbent
- Helen Mirren
- Fionn Whitehead
- Matthew Goode
- Aimee Kelly
- Craig Conway
- Simon Hubbard
- Jack Bandeira
- Heather Craney
- Ray Burnet
- Ashley Kumar
- Charlie Richmond
- Robert Jarvis
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Comedy. Drama | Based on a true story. 1960s
- Synopsis
- In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Francisco 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 invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only fifty years later did the full story emerge – Kempton had spun a web of lies. 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.
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- Rankings Position
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- #134 Best Movies of 2020
- Awards
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2020: Venice Film Festival: Official Selection (Out of Competition)
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