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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. The film stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin and Matthew Goode. It was ...
Kempton Bunton (14 June 1904–April 1976) was an English man who confessed to taking Francisco Goya's painting Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961. [3] [2] [4] The story of Bunton and the painting was the subject of the October 2015 BBC Radio 4 drama Kempton and the Duke, and the 2020 film The Duke.
In 1961, the UK was gripped by the theft of a Goya painting from the National Gallery in London — a story being retold in The Duke, in cinemas now.
The final film from director Roger Michell ("Notting Hill") blends true crime with understated comedy, to charming effect ‘The Duke’ Film Review: Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent Steal the Show ...
The Duke of Devonshire, referred to as "the Duke" by his family and friends, was a notoriously reserved and taciturn man, described as being “incapable of any strong emotion, and destitute of all energy and activity of mind.” [10] Primarily motivated to please her parents with an illustrious marriage, Georgiana believed that Duke’s ...
Marion Robert Morrison [1] [a] (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), professionally known as John Wayne and nicknamed "the Duke", was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.
In 'The Crown' Season 3, Queen Elizabeth goes to Paris to visit her Uncle Edward VIII. Here's the true story of Queen Elizabeth's final visit with the Duke of Windsor before he died.
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