The Duke (2020 film)

The Duke
Theatrical release poster with original release year
Directed byRoger Michell
Written by
Produced byNicky Bentham
Starring
CinematographyMike Eley
Edited byKristina Hetherington
Music byGeorge Fenton
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Entertainment UK[1]
Release dates
  • 4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) (Venice)
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (United Kingdom)
Running time
96 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$14.2 million[3][4]

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 Francisco de Goya. 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 awarded 5 stars from The Guardian[5] and The Daily Telegraph[6] following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.[7] It was released in cinemas in the UK on 25 February 2022.

  1. ^ "Warner Bros, Pathé Strike U.K. Distribution Deal". 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "The Duke". Venice Film Festival. 20 July 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Duke (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Duke (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Duke review – art thief takes one for the common man". The Guardian. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  6. ^ Collin, Robbie (2020-09-04). "The Duke review, Venice Film Festival 2020: Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent shine in this zingy Ealing-style caper". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  7. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2020 | The Duke". La Biennale di Venezia. 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-09-07.