The Duke Movie (2022) Cast & Crew, Release Date, Story, Review, Poster, Trailer, Budget, Collection
The Duke Movie Storyline (Plot):
The Duke is a British comedy-drama movie directed by Roger Michell, with a screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. Dealing with the 1961 theft of the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, the film stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin and Matthew Goode.
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.
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The Duke Movie Information:
| Movie | The Duke |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical Comedy War |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box Office Collection | $11.7 million |
| Release dates | 4 September 2020 (Venice) 25 February 2022 (United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Starring | Jim Broadbent Helen Mirren Fionn Whitehead Anna Maxwell Martin Matthew Goode |
| Directed by | Roger Michell |
| Written by | Richard Bean Clive Coleman |
| Produced by | Nicky Bentham |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Kristina Hetherington |
| Music by | George Fenton |
| Production companies | Pathé Ingenious Media Neon Films Screen Yorkshire |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Entertainment UK |
The Duke Movie Cast and Characters:
- Jim Broadbent as Kempton Bunton
- Helen Mirren as Dorothy Bunton
- Fionn Whitehead as Jackie Bunton
- Matthew Goode as Jeremy Hutchinson
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Mrs Gowling
- Jack Bandeira as Kenny Bunton
- Aimée Kelly as Irene
- Joshua McGuire as Eric Crowther, Hutchinson’s junior
- Charlotte Spencer as Pammy
- John Heffernan as Neddie Cussen, prosecuting barrister
- Andrew Havill as Sir Philip Hendy, Director of the National Gallery
- James Wilby as Carl Aarvold, judge in Kempton’s case
- Heather Craney as Debbie, clerk of the court in Kempton’s case
- Richard McCabe as Rab Butler, Home Secretary
- Charles Edwards as Sir Joseph Simpson, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
- Sian Clifford as Dr Unsworth, handwriting expert
