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The Duke (2022)

The Duke (2022)

The Duke is a witty British comedy-drama, based on true events, starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.

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. 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 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 used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.

 

“The kind of heist movie that will steal your affections from under your nose”

Empire ★★★★

“Jim Broadbent is priceless in this canny, tender British comedy”

The Evening Standard ★★★★

“Jim Broadbent is a riot in this eccentric and touching real-life heist caper”

Time Out ★★★★

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