The Duke (2020 film)
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| Directed by | Roger Michell |
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| Produced by | Nicky Bentham |
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| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Kristina Hetherington |
| Music by | George Fenton |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Entertainment UK |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $14.2 million |
The Duke is a 2020 British comedy drama film directed by Roger Michell, with a screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman. It is based on the true story of the 1961 theft of the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington by Kempton Bunton. The film stars Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Matthew Goode. It was Michell's penultimate film before his death on 22 September 2021.
The film was released in cinemas in the UK on 25 February 2022 to generally good reviews.