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The Duke

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.

Director

Roger Michell

Year

Genre

Biography, Comedy, Crime

Box Office

$1,526,970

Production

N/A

Awards

6 nominations total

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Kempton Bunton Debbie - Clerk Of The Court Kempton Bunton Debbie - Clerk Of The Court

Good firelighters, but you wouldn't find
any of them speaking truth. - The Duke

Good firelighters, but you wouldn't find any of them sp...

You are Kempton Bunton
and I claim my five thousand pound reward. - The Duke

You are Kempton Bunton and I claim my five thousand pound re...

No reaction to my first communications, - The Duke

No reaction to my first communications,

♪ And round about 11
my idea of heaven is a nice cup of tea ♪ - The Duke

♪ And round about 11 my idea of heaven is a nice cup of te...

Light and airy, for ladies
who are watching their figure. - The Duke

Light and airy, for ladies who are watching their figure.

♪ I like a nice cup of tea
in the morning ♪ - The Duke

♪ I like a nice cup of tea in the morning ♪

♪ And when it's getting late ♪ - The Duke

♪ And when it's getting late ♪

California, New Zealand, - The Duke

California, New Zealand,

Mum wants me to wear a shirt & tie.
And dad wants me to punch the Pope. - The Duke

Mum wants me to wear a shirt & tie. And dad wants me to ...

Dolly love, - The Duke

A full English breakfast - The Duke

A full English breakfast

That's the shipping ticket
that was attached to the back of the Goya. - The Duke

That's the shipping ticket that was attached to the bac...

We are re-evaluating
the aspect of the inquiry, sir. - The Duke

We are re-evaluating the aspect of the inquiry, sir.

But we can pinpoint precisely
the whereabouts of this person. - The Duke

But we can pinpoint precisely the whereabouts of this person...

Also we're pretty sure he resides
between Morecambe and Birmingham and he's - The Duke

Also we're pretty sure he resides between Morecambe and...

So, he could be one of about
23 million people? - The Duke

So, he could be one of about 23 million people?

The Duke is safe, his temperature cared for,
his future uncertain. - The Duke

The Duke is safe, his temperature cared for, his future unce...

We ask that some known conformist
type of person, - The Duke

We ask that some known conformist type of person,

One hundred and forty thousand pounds,
Home Secretary. - The Duke

One hundred and forty thousand pounds, Home Secretary.

Gentlemen, I am fully
prepared for martyrdom - The Duke

Gentlemen, I am fully prepared for martyrdom

So we'll meet again in 48 hours - The Duke

So we'll meet again in 48 hours

They really want me
to go down to London, - The Duke

They really want me to go down to London,

Thank you for giving the Drama Department - The Duke

Thank you for giving the Drama Department

Unfortunately, it is difficult
to find an audience - The Duke

Unfortunately, it is difficult to find an audience

Whoever they get to replace, can't be
writers. That's all I can say. - The Duke

Whoever they get to replace, can't be writers. That...

It does matter,
we get a 15 minute break - The Duke

It does matter, we get a 15 minute break

I mean, if it wasn't for your lot, - The Duke

I mean, if it wasn't for your lot,

I will not let anyone walk through my mind
with their dirty feet. - The Duke

I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty ...

HEYBURYS BAKER & CONFECTIONER - The Duke

HEYBURYS BAKER & CONFECTIONER

Well, when we knocked on the front door, - The Duke

Well, when we knocked on the front door,

Kenny should've given evidence yesterday
at Leeds Crown Court - The Duke

Kenny should've given evidence yesterday at Leeds Crown...

I'm not legally qualified as such,
I'm more a talented amateur. - The Duke

I'm not legally qualified as such, I'm more a tale...

I'm against hanging on principle, - The Duke

I'm against hanging on principle,

Kenny's mate stole a car, Dolly.
He won't be hung for that. - The Duke

Kenny's mate stole a car, Dolly. He won't be hung ...

Pamela, - The Duke

So you pay for a TV license
and you still can't receive BBC? - The Duke

So you pay for a TV license and you still can't receive...

We don't like "Play For Today." - The Duke

We don't like "Play For Today."

Meet the Quality Street Gang,
seizing up the works of art. - The Duke

Meet the Quality Street Gang, seizing up the works of art.

What have you been thinking about
the thieves themselves? - The Duke

What have you been thinking about the thieves themselves?

The best of charity they can do
would be returning the portrait. - The Duke

The best of charity they can do would be returning the portr...

THE MISSING GOYA AND THE MIRROR - The Duke

THE MISSING GOYA AND THE MIRROR

I'll be able to pay
for God knows how many TV licenses. - The Duke

I'll be able to pay for God knows how many TV licenses.

Just saying, who couldn't make use
of a couple of grand? - The Duke

Just saying, who couldn't make use of a couple of grand...

So, Mrs. Bunton,
How did you and Mr. Bunton meet? - The Duke

So, Mrs. Bunton, How did you and Mr. Bunton meet?

When she saw he was sweet of me,
his mother said, - The Duke

When she saw he was sweet of me, his mother said,

No, - The Duke

Four pie and chips, Two corn chips - The Duke

Four pie and chips, Two corn chips

Four pie and chips, - The Duke

Four pie and chips,

I don't know, the painting of Duke
of Wellington by Francisco Jose de Goya? - The Duke

I don't know, the painting of Duke of Wellington by Fra...

I'm suggesting that if you were to move
the painting somewhere neutral, - The Duke

I'm suggesting that if you were to move the painting so...

And one day some very pop in mind assistant
tells the police everything - The Duke

And one day some very pop in mind assistant tells the police...

-I can't do what I need to do with 2500.
-What do you wanna do? - The Duke

-I can't do what I need to do with 2500. -What do you w...

It's not theft, for money, - The Duke

It's not theft, for money,

He hasn't touched the painting.
Not without rubber gloves on. - The Duke

He hasn't touched the painting. Not without rubber glov...

I'm shaking - The Duke

I stood up against racial bigotry - The Duke

I stood up against racial bigotry

No, no. It's just me, me, me, isn't it?
No one else exists. - The Duke

No, no. It's just me, me, me, isn't it? No one els...

There's a reward, five thousand.
She's after the money, so if... - The Duke

There's a reward, five thousand. She's after the m...

-Listen, calm down.
-I can't calm down. I'm at top pitch. - The Duke

-Listen, calm down. -I can't calm down. I'm at top...

I'm taking the painting
back to London tonight quietly. - The Duke

I'm taking the painting back to London tonight quietly.

It's a hundred and forty thousand
pound painting. You'll do life. - The Duke

It's a hundred and forty thousand pound painting. You&#...

Meanwhile, in an unexpected development, - The Duke

Meanwhile, in an unexpected development,

While I'm out tonight - The Duke

While I'm out tonight

Like life I can never decide
if the cherry orchard, - The Duke

Like life I can never decide if the cherry orchard,

Mr. Hutchinson's wife
is the actress Dame Peggy Ashcroft. - The Duke

Mr. Hutchinson's wife is the actress Dame Peggy Ashcrof...

Mr. Bunton, - The Duke

You gave the police
a detailed explanation of how you stole it. - The Duke

You gave the police a detailed explanation of how you stole ...

Meanwhile, Kempton Bunton,
a Newcastle man, - The Duke

Meanwhile, Kempton Bunton, a Newcastle man,

The most of the day was taken of
with empaneling the twelve citizens. - The Duke

The most of the day was taken of with empaneling the twelve ...

But not named after Kempton Race track
as some might have it. - The Duke

But not named after Kempton Race track as some might have it...

My mother named me after Kempton Cannon.
The jockey who rode St. Amanat. - The Duke

My mother named me after Kempton Cannon. The jockey who rode...

Kempton Bunton, you are charged
set on the 21st March, 1961. - The Duke

Kempton Bunton, you are charged set on the 21st March, 1961.

You stole a picture frame
to the value of 80 pounds, - The Duke

You stole a picture frame to the value of 80 pounds,

In the second count,
you are charged set on the same day, - The Duke

In the second count, you are charged set on the same day,

-How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty?
-Not guilty. - The Duke

-How do you plead? Guilty or not guilty? -Not guilty.

To those unfamiliar
with court proceedings, - The Duke

To those unfamiliar with court proceedings,

Kempton Bunton, you are further charged
that following the theft of the portrait - The Duke

Kempton Bunton, you are further charged that following the t...

And that you created a public nuisance
by depriving members of the public - The Duke

And that you created a public nuisance by depriving members ...

When you returned from your rest break,
what did you see? - The Duke

When you returned from your rest break, what did you see?

Mr. Edbury, if you could remain there - The Duke

Mr. Edbury, if you could remain there

The conception, design, and execution
of this act was solely, - The Duke

The conception, design, and execution of this act was solely...

And Dr. Unsworth, what is
your professional opinion of the hand? - The Duke

And Dr. Unsworth, what is your professional opinion of the h...

The child-like scrawl
across all the ransom note is - The Duke

The child-like scrawl across all the ransom note is

I'm grateful, Dr. Unsworth.
if you would remain on stand. - The Duke

I'm grateful, Dr. Unsworth. if you would remain on stan...

Any cross examination, Mr. Hutchinson?
Or are you trying to give it up? - The Duke

Any cross examination, Mr. Hutchinson? Or are you trying to ...

Someone has got to keep this place clean, - The Duke

Someone has got to keep this place clean,

No, please, just please tell me
it's all nonsense, Jackie Bunton. - The Duke

No, please, just please tell me it's all nonsense, Jack...

I'm sick of you skivvying for lady Mogue.** - The Duke

I'm sick of you skivvying for lady Mogue.**

I just thought if he had something - The Duke

I just thought if he had something

Goya was just out there on an easel. - The Duke

Goya was just out there on an easel.

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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.

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Director: Roger Michell

Writer: Richard Bean, Clive Coleman

Production: N/A

Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $1,526,970

Released: 25 Feb 2022

Awards: 6 nominations total

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