We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which Cowra Civic Centre is built, the Wiradjuri – the original storytellers, musicians, dancers, artists and culture makers of this region. We acknowledge Elders past, present and emerging.
THE DUKE is the true story of Kempton Bunton, a 60-year old taxi driver, who 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 invested more in care for the elderly - he had long campaigned for pensioners to receive free television. What happened next became the stuff of legend. Only 50 years later did the full story emerge - Kempton had spun a web of lies. The only truth was that he was a good man, determined to change the world and save his marriage - how and why he used the Duke to achieve that is a wonderfully uplifting tale.
★★★★★ "Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren...give two of the finest performances of their careers."- The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★ "What a lovely, rousing, finally moving film this is. The Duke is unashamedly sentimental and resolutely old-fashioned in the best sense of the term." - The Guardian
Cowra Civic Centre, 104 Darling Street, Cowra, 2794, View Map
104 Darling Street , Cowra 2794
Friday 29 April at 7pm Saturday 30 April at 4:15pm Sunday 1 May at 5:15pm Wednesday 4 May at 10am
Box Office HoursOnline 24/7 Phone & Counter Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm Phone 02 6340 2130
Classification M - Coarse language and a sex scene Duration 95 mins Tickets $14 (Transaction fees may apply)
Presented by the Cowra Civic Centre Cinema