‘The Duke’ Steals Its Way to Digital, Disc on July 26
SYNOPSIS
THE DUKE is set in 1961 when Kempton Bunton (Jim Broadbent), 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 (Fionn Whitehead) and his marriage to Dorothy Bunton (Helen Mirren).
“RIDICULOUSLY CHARMING.” – Jessica Kiang, THE PLAYLIST
ALL RISE FOR THE DUKE! LOVELY, ROUSING, MOVING.” – Xan Brooks, THE GUARDIAN
DIGITAL, BLU-RAY and DVD BONUS MATERIALS
- “Making The Duke” featurette
CAST AND CREW
Directed By: Roger Michell
Screenplay By: Richard Bean and Clive Coleman
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Goode, Jack Bandeira, Aimée Kelly, Charlotte Spencer
SPECS
Run Time: Approx. 95 minutes
Rating: R for Language and brief sexuality
Blu-ray Feature: 1080p High Definition 2.39:1 | Audio English 5.1 DTS-HD MA, (Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish)
DVD Feature: 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen | Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital – Audio Description Track 5.1 Dolby Digital (Subtitles: English, English SDH, French, Spanish)
