Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane (1999)

They Robbed The Rich...And That's It

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th-century England, enter a gentlemen's agreement: They decide to rid the aristocrats of their belongings. With Plunkett's criminal know-how and Macleane's social connections, they team up to be soon known as "The Gentlemen Highwaymen". But when one day these gentlemen hold up Lord Chief Justice Gibson's coach, Macleane instantly falls in love with his beautiful and cunning niece, Lady Rebecca Gibson. Unfortunately, Thief Taker General Chance, who also is quite fond of Rebecca, is getting closer and closer to getting both.

Date of release
1999-01-22
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (158)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Director
Jake Scott

Casting

  • Jonny Lee Miller — Captain James Macleane
  • Robert Carlyle — Will Plunkett
  • Liv Tyler — Lady Rebecca Gibson
  • Ken Stott — Thief Taker General Chance
  • Michael Gambon — Lord Gibson
  • Alan Cumming — Lord Rochester
  • Alexander Armstrong — Winterburn
  • Ben Miller — Dixon
  • Tommy Flanagan — Eddie
  • Iain Robertson — Rob
  • David Walliams — Viscount Bilston
  • Matt Lucas — Sir Oswald

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