The Duke

(2021)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 378 votes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, History

Year: 2021

Runtime: 96 мин

Country: France, United Kingdom

Director: Roger Michell

Cast: Джим Бродбент, Хелен Миррен, Финн Уайтхед, Анна Максвелл Мартин, Мэтью Гуд, Джек Бандейра, Aimee Kelly, Charlotte Spencer, Heather Craney, Stephen Rashbrook

Plot

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.

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. What happened next became the stuff of legend. An uplifting true story about a good man who set out to change the world and managed to save his marriage.