The Duke

Jul 23, 2021

1h 36m

★ 7.0

A priceless true story.

Overview

In 1961, 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. What happened next became the stuff of legend.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

History

Production Companies

Pathé

Ingenious Media

Neon Films

Screen Yorkshire

The Duke Trailers

Cast

Kempton Bunton

Jim Broadbent

Dorothy Bunton

Helen Mirren

Jackie Bunton

Fionn Whitehead

Mrs. Gowling

Anna Maxwell Martin

Jeremy Hutchinson

Matthew Goode

Kenny Bunton

Jack Bandeira

Irene Boslover

Aimee Kelly

Pammy

Charlotte Spencer

Debbie

Heather Craney

Foreman

Stephen Rashbrook

Judge Aarvold

James Wilby

Neddie Cussen

John Heffernan

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