A priceless true story.
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver steals 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 happens next becomes the stuff of legend.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Classical in form, warm, resolved and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is The Duke too gentle for its own good?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is Jim Broadbent the best thing in The Duke?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
Sign in to answer.
Be the first to answer.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Cast
- Jim BroadbentKempton Bunton
- Helen MirrenDorothy Bunton
- Fionn WhiteheadJackie Bunton
- Anna Maxwell MartinMrs. Gowling
- Matthew GoodeJeremy Hutchinson
- Jack BandeiraKenny Bunton
- Aimee KellyIrene Boslover
- Charlotte SpencerPammy
- Heather CraneyDebbie
- Stephen RashbrookForeman
Crew
- Roger MichellDirector
- Richard BeanScreenplay
- Clive ColemanScreenplay
- Mike EleyDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Kristina HetheringtonEditor
- Michael S. ConstableProducer
- Nicky BenthamProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
Stage Beauty 200484% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, warm.
Working Girl 198883% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, effortless.
The Reivers 196982% alikeBoth classical in form, warm, effortless.
Toy Story 5 202682% alikeBoth classical in form, resolved, effortless.
Moonstruck 198781% alikeBoth classical in form, effortless.
Variety Lights 195081% alikeBoth classical in form.
Chocolat 200081% alikeBoth classical in form, warm, earnest.
Cocoon 198581% alikeBoth classical in form, effortless, warm.
Rumpole of the Bailey 197578% alikeTelevision · Both classical in form.
Love in the Moonlight 201676% alikeTelevision · Both classical in form, earnest.
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
