The Duke

Showings

Roxy Annex Fri, May 6, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Fri, May 6, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Sat, May 7, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Sat, May 7, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Sun, May 8, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Sun, May 8, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Mon, May 9, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Mon, May 9, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Tue, May 10, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Tue, May 10, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Wed, May 11, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Wed, May 11, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Thu, May 12, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Fri, May 13, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Fri, May 13, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Sat, May 14, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Sat, May 14, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Sun, May 15, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Sun, May 15, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Mon, May 16, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Mon, May 16, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Tue, May 17, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Tue, May 17, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Wed, May 18, 2022 5:15 PM
Roxy Annex Wed, May 18, 2022 7:30 PM
Roxy Annex Thu, May 19, 2022 7:30 PM
Film Info
Series:New Release
Rating:R
Run Time:95 min
Release Year:2022
Country:UK
Genre:Comedy
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Roger Michell
Cast Members:Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren

Description

The Duke is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton, 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. Kempton sent ransom notes saying that he would return the painting on condition that the government agreed to provide television for free to the elderly. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge – a startling revelation of how a good man set out to change the world and in so doing saved his son and his marriage.