The Duke

The Duke

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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 con...

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Other Authors: Bean, Richard, 1956- (Screenwriter), Coleman, Clive (Screenwriter), Broadbent, Jim (Actor), Mirren, Helen (Actor), Whitehead, Fionn, 1997- (Actor), Maxwell Martin, Anna, 1977- (Actor), Goode, Matthew, 1978- (Actor), Craney, Heather (Actor), Rashbrook, Stephen, 1958- (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Subjects:
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, > Duke of, > 1769-1852 > Portraits > Drama.
National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) > Drama.
Art thefts > Investigation > Drama.
Taxicab drivers > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
DVDs.
London (England) > 20th century > Drama.

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Call Number: DVD FIC DUK

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