| Director: | Roger Michell |
|---|---|
| Production: | Neon Films (Nicky Bentham) |
| Running Time: | 96’ |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Main Cast: | Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Matthew Goode, Anna Maxwell Martin |
| Screenplay: | Richard Bean, Clive Coleman |
| Cinematographer: | Mike Eley |
| Editor: | Kristina Hetherington
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| Production Designer: | Kristian Milsted |
| Costume Designer: | Dinah Collin |
| Music: | George Fenton |
| Sound: | Denny Sheehan |
| Visual Effects: | Automatik VFX |
Cinema
The Duke
Out of Competition
SYNOPSIS
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, stole Francisco 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. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government invested more in care for the elderly – he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only fifty years later did the full story emerge – Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage – how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
The Duke, in the great tradition of Ealing Comedies, shows a small man speaking truth to power. It is a serious story not to be taken too seriously.
PRODUCERS/DISTRIBUTORS
PRODUCTION: Nicky Bentham - Neon Films
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