The Duke vs The Illusion
The Duke has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.8/10 for The Illusion). The Duke is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 11m. The Duke is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Duke
The Illusion| The Duke | The Illusion | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Roger Michell | Roberto Andò |
| Main cast | Matthew Goode, Helen Mirren, Heather Craney, James Wilby, Jim Broadbent | Pascal Greggory, Aurora Quattrocchi, Toni Servillo, Tommaso Ragno, Salvatore Ficarra |
Synopsis
The Duke
In 1961, 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. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
The Illusion
1860. Giuseppe Garibaldi began from Quarto the adventure of the Thousand surrounded by the enthusiasm of the young idealists who had come from all regions of Italy, and with his loyal group of officers, among whom a new profile stands out, that of Palermo Colonel Vincenzo Giordano Orsini. Among the many militiamen recruited were two Sicilians, Domenico Tricò, a farmer who had emigrated to the North, and Rosario Spitale, an illusionist. Having…
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