In ‘The Duke,’ Jim Broadbent Puts an Eccentric at the Center - The New York Times

The British actor has spent six decades seeking out carefully observed, often quirky characters. In his latest film, he’s also the lead.

On the 50th anniversary of the heist, Buntons grandson, Christopher, 45, had the idea to tell his familys story. Inspired after reading his grandfathers plays, he drafted a script, he said in a recen… [+1453 chars]

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