The Duke Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Dec. 7, 2022

The Duke

Release Date: Friday, April 22, 2022 Limited

Director: Roger Michell

Starring: Matthew Goode • Helen Mirren • Anna Maxwell Martin • Jim Broadbent • Fionn Whitehead

R Biography 1 hr, 35 m

4.38 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: 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.

Biography Comedy Drama True Story

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Who stars in The Duke – Cast List

M
Matthew Goode
Leap Year, Medieval
Helen Mirren
Goodbye June, Red
A
Anna Maxwell Martin
Say Your Prayers
Jim Broadbent
Jay Kelly, Cloud Atlas
F
Fionn Whitehead
Dunkirk, Voyagers
C
Charlotte Spencer
Cinderella
S
Sian Clifford
The Ballad of Wallis Island, Mother Mary

Who is making The Duke – Crew List

A look at The Duke behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Roger Michell last helmed Blackbird and My Cousin Rachel. The film's writer Nicholas Martin last penned Golda and Florence Foster Jenkins.

Director: Roger Michell
Screenwriters: Nicholas Martin
Richard Bean
Clive Coleman
Producer: Nicky Bentham

Studios: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Company: Neon Films
Pathé

Production – What we know about the The Duke

Key Facts

Based on the true story.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jul 2021

Completed

Changed The Duke movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language and brief sexuality
Runtime: 1 hr, 35 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Duke Trailers and Clips

The Duke

Official Trailer

The Duke Release Date: When was the film released?

The Duke was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, April 22 , 2022. There were 16 16 other movies released on the same date, including The Bad Guys, The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. As a limited release, The Duke was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.