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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. The film stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin and Matthew Goode.
Feb 25, 2022 · The Duke: Directed by Roger Michell. With Jim Broadbent, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook, James Wilby. In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.
- (13K)
- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Roger Michell
- 2022-02-25
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 · A comedy-drama based on a true story of a taxi driver who stole the Duke of Wellington portrait from the National Gallery in London. He demanded more funding for the elderly and spun a web of lies to cover up his crime.
- (146)
- Roger Michell
- R
- Jim Broadbent
Only 50 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 ...
- 2 min
- 778.3K
- Pathe UK
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first and only theft in the Gallery's history. 1,567 IMDb 6.9 1 h 35 min 2022. X-Ray R.
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Sep 4, 2020 · Jim Broadbent stars as Kempton Bunton, a working-class Newcastle man who stole a Goya painting from the National Gallery in 1961. Roger Michell's film tells a true story with humor, warmth and political conscience.