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The Duke

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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.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.

July 23, 2021 · Directed by Roger Michell

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Cast & crew

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
Judge Aarvold
John Heffernan
Neddie Cussen

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