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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 by Francisco de Goya .
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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- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Roger Michell
- 2022-02-25
Apr 22, 2022 · By Emily Zemler. 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...
Jun 25, 2021 · THE DUKE Trailer (2021) Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Jim Broadbent Movie© 2021 - Sony Pictures
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In 1961, 60-year-old Kempton Bunton stole Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. He sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly.