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Henry XI of Głogów (Polish: Henryk; ca. 1435 – 22 February 1476) was a Duke of Głogów (including half of Głogów, Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin, Kożuchów and Zielona Góra) and Lubin since 1467. He was the second son of Henryk IX Starszy, Duke of Głogów by his wife Hedwig, daughter of Duke Konrad III the Old duke of ...
- c. 1435
- Henryk IX Starszy
- 22 February 1476
- Silesian Piasts of Głogów
When in 1476 the Głogów line of the Piast dynasty became extinct with the death of Henry XI, fights over his succession broke out between his cousin Duke Jan II the Mad of Żagań and Elector Albert III Achilles of Brandenburg, the father of Henry's widow Barbara of Brandenburg.
After the death of prince Henry XI, Głogów became the target of the struggle of the Brandenburg elector and prince John II Żagań. Małgorzata Cilly, the widow of the Cieszyn prince Władysław, was waiting for the relief of the Duke of Cieszyn, Kazimierz.
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.
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Sixty-year-old self-educated working-class Kempton Bunton appears in Court Number 1 at the Old Bailey, pleading not guilty to charges of stealing Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington and its frame from the National Gallery in London. Six months earlier, in spring 1961, he had sent a script to the BBC from his native Newcastle upon Tyne. Soon a...
Jim Broadbent as Kempton BuntonMatthew Goode as Jeremy HutchinsonIt was announced in October 2019 that a film about the 1961 theft was in development, with Broadbent as Bunton and Mirren as his wife and Roger Michell set to direct.Fionn Whitehead was added the following month. Filming began in November 2019, with Goode joining the cast.Location shooting took place in Bradford and Leeds, and the production team a...
The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 2020. It was also selected to screen at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2020, prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shortly after, Sony Pictures Classics acquired the Latin America, Scandivanian and US distribution rights to the film. Pathé's distr...
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 129 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A sweet swan song for director Roger Michell, The Duke offers a well-acted and engaging dramatization of an entertainingly improbable true story." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, as...
The Duke at IMDbThe Duke at AllMovie- $14.2 million
- Roger Michell
- Nicky Bentham
- George Fenton
Henry XI of Głogów ( Polish: Henryk; ca. 1435 – 22 February 1476) was a Duke of Głogów (including half of Głogów, Szprotawa, Krosno Odrzańskie, Świebodzin, Kożuchów and Zielona Góra) and Lubin since 1467. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close.
Apr 22, 2022 · Advertisement. The movie is based on a true, and indeed peculiar caper: the 1961 theft from the National Gallery of a Goya portrait, painted around 1812, of the Duke of Wellington. Jim Broadbent, clearly delighted with his meaty role, plays Kempton Bunton, an enlightened working man in Newcastle on Tyme whose detailed and fervent beliefs ...
