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The Resource The Duke., a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Pathé, Ingenious Media & Screen Yorkshire present ; a Neon Films production ; produced by Nicky Bentham ; screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman ; directed by Roger Michell

The Duke., a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Pathé, Ingenious Media & Screen Yorkshire present ; a Neon Films production ; produced by Nicky Bentham ; screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman ; directed by Roger Michell

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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 to Dorothy Bunton
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
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Publication
Edition
DVD ; Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2020
  • Wide screen (2.39)
  • Special features: Making The Duke
Instance
Label
The Duke.
Title
The Duke.
Statement of responsibility
a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Pathé, Ingenious Media & Screen Yorkshire present ; a Neon Films production ; produced by Nicky Bentham ; screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman ; directed by Roger Michell
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Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
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 to Dorothy Bunton
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Mike Eley ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; music, George Fenton
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality
Language note
English dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
LC call number
PN1997.2
LC item number
.D87 2022
PerformerNote
Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren, Fionn Whitehead, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Goode, Jack Bandeira, Aimée Kelly, Charlotte Spencer
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1956-2021
  • 1956-
  • 1961-
  • 1997-
  • 1977-
  • 1978-
  • 1993-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Michell, Roger
  • Bean, Richard
  • Coleman, Clive
  • Bentham, Nicky
  • Broadbent, Jim
  • Mirren, Helen
  • Whitehead, Fionn
  • Maxwell Martin, Anna
  • Goode, Matthew
  • Bandeira, Jack
  • Kelly, Aimee
  • Spencer, Charlotte
  • Sony Pictures Classics (Firm)
  • Pathé cinéma (France)
  • Ingenious Media
  • Screen Yorkshire (Firm)
  • Neon Films
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
95
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Wellington, Arthur Wellesley
  • National Gallery (Great Britain)
  • Art thefts
  • Taxicab drivers
  • Fathers and sons
  • London (England)
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The Duke., a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Pathé, Ingenious Media & Screen Yorkshire present ; a Neon Films production ; produced by Nicky Bentham ; screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman ; directed by Roger Michell
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2020
  • Wide screen (2.39)
  • Special features: Making The Duke
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1330263484
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD ; Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396582224
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 58222
  • 6577715
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1330263484
System details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Duke., a Sony Pictures Classics release ; Pathé, Ingenious Media & Screen Yorkshire present ; a Neon Films production ; produced by Nicky Bentham ; screenplay by Richard Bean and Clive Coleman ; directed by Roger Michell
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2020
  • Wide screen (2.39)
  • Special features: Making The Duke
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1330263484
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
DVD ; Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
043396582224
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 58222
  • 6577715
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)1330263484
System details
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.39:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital
Video recording format
DVD

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