Ingenious Media
Neon Films
Pathé
Screen Yorkshire
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The Duke
A priceless true story.
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.
- Original title
- The Duke
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Revenue
- —
Peter McGinn
May 3, 2022 · via TMDB
Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren are two performers I tend to follow and give any production they are in a try. This is yet another movie based on actual events. I have nothing against that obviously if it is well done, but as someone who writes novels I am sometimes tempted to ask if production companies could support screenwriters who write pure fiction a bit more often. But that observation takes nothing away from this production. Broadbent is good throughout, especially when he charms the jury in a courtroom scene, which is nearly worth watching the movie all by itself. Helen Mirren disappears into her role as the almost crumpled housewife and does a great job. The film held my interest and I didn’t see the slight twist in the plot coming, though it feels right once it is revealed. I will be willing to watch the movie again if the opportunity arises, which for me is what separates the adequate programming from the truly entertaining.
r96sk
Apr 6, 2022 · via TMDB
Nice to finally watch <em>'The Duke'</em> at the cinema, given it had been delayed from September 2020 and I didn't get around to it during its February 2022 release - managed to catch one of the last few showings this afternoon. I don't usually check out trailers but I did unintentionally see one for this before a different film and it did look good - and I, now that I've seen it, can confirm that to be the case. It's very British, North Eastern English to be exact, with Jim Broadbent sporting an amusing Geordie accent - I'm a Southerner, but it sounded spot on to me. Broadbent is a great choice to play the main character, bringing all the necessary qualities to a role like Kempton Bunton. Helen Mirren is also involved to pleasant and noteworthy effect. Matthew Goode has a smaller role too. It is quite the true story that this film is based upon, one that is told in a fun but also meaningful manner - sometimes it is a bit too sweet for my liking, though for the vast majority it's neatly heartfelt. Cool to see the <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dr-no/" rel="nofollow">Dr. No</a>'</em> connection in there, also. A charmer. No doubt worth a watch if you get the chance.
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Jim Broadbent
Kempton Bunton
Helen Mirren
Dorothy Bunton
Fionn Whitehead
Jackie Bunton
Anna Maxwell Martin
Mrs. Gowling
Matthew Goode
Jeremy Hutchinson
Jack Bandeira
Kenny Bunton
Aimee Kelly
Irene Boslover
Charlotte Spencer
Pammy
Heather Craney
Debbie
Stephen Rashbrook
Foreman
James Wilby
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John Heffernan
Neddie Cussen
Charlie Richmond
PO Official #1
Michael Hodgson
Barry Spence
Richard McCabe
Rab Butler
Andrew Havill
Sir Philip Hendy
Sarah Beck Mather
Press Woman
Cliff Burnett
Wilf
Val McLane
Freda
Claire Lams
BBC Receptionist
Matthew Steer
Passing BBC Manager
Michael Gould
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Charles Edwards
Sir Joseph Simpson
Sian Clifford
Dr. Unsworth
Sam Swainsbury
DI Brompton
Dorian Lough
DI Macpherson
Ashley Kumar
Javid Akram
Craig Conway
Mr. Walker
Austin Haynes
Scruffy Little Boy
Michael Mather
Eddie
Sammy T. Dobson
Bakery Assistant
Simon Hubbard
PC Myton
Neal Barry
Gallery Security Guard
Joshua McGuire
Eric Crowther
Philip Gascoyne
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Mike Eley
Director of Photography
Arron Monkman
First Assistant "B" Camera
Roger Michell
Director
Michael S. Constable
Co-Producer
Andrea Scarso
Executive Producer
Michael S. Constable
Producer
Nicky Bentham
Producer
Tian Boyce
Production Secretary
Matt Davies
Dialogue Editor
George Fenton
Orchestrator
George Fenton
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