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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 ...
Feb 28, 2022 · The Duke tells the uplifting true story of what happened next, as the unassuming retiree with a big heart sets out to change the world. Read More. Glasgow Film Festival 2022: Here are 10 events ...
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Mar 3, 2022 · The Duke, starring Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Anna Maxwell Martin and Matthew Goode, is in cinemas now. It was directed by the late Roger Michell, his final film. Jonathan Wright. Jonathan Wright uncovers the true story behind the theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington in new comedy movie The Duke, and how the theft of the ...
The Duke true story. According to Chris Bunton, one of the reasons he was so keen to pitch the idea in the first place was that he felt some of the information that was already out there wasn't ...
Feb 25, 2022 · The British comedy-drama has received a plethora of outstanding reviews. The movie is based on the incredible and unlikely true story of the theft of a portrait of the Duke of Wellington, painted ...
The Duke. (2020 film) 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. The film stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin and ...
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Alamy. (Credit: Alamy) In 1961, a portrait by the artist vanished from the UK's National Gallery. As The Duke, a film about the theft, is released, Nicholas Barber tells the story of an incredible ...
