Plunkett & Macleane

Jan 22, 1999

1h 33m

★ 6.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Working Title Films

Arts Council of England

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Plunkett & Macleane Trailers

Cast

Captain James Macleane

Jonny Lee Miller

Will Plunkett

Robert Carlyle

Lady Rebecca Gibson

Liv Tyler

Thief Taker General Chance

Ken Stott

Lord Gibson

Michael Gambon

Lord Rochester

Alan Cumming

Winterburn

Alexander Armstrong

Dixon

Ben Miller

Eddie

Tommy Flanagan

Rob

Iain Robertson

Viscount Bilston

David Walliams

Sir Oswald

Matt Lucas

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