Plunkett & MacLeane (1999)

Plunkett & MacLeane | United Kingdom

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.

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Director

Jake Scott

Stars

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

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Keywords

robbery, thief, victorian england, railroad robber

Production

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Arts Council of England

Actor

Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Liv Tyler, Ken Stott, Michael Gambon, Alan Cumming, Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller, Tommy Flanagan, Iain Robertson, David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Noel Fielding, Claire Rushbrook, Terence Rigby, Nicholas Farrell, Tom Ward, Stephen Walters, Neve McIntosh

Creators

Charles McKeown (Writer), Jina Jay (Casting), John Mathieson (Director of Photography), Janty Yates (Costume Design), Tim Bevan (Producer), Eric Fellner (Producer), Craig Armstrong (Original Music Composer), Jindřich Kočí (Art Direction), Norris Spencer (Production Design), Oral Norrie Ottey (Editor), Robert Wade (Writer), Neal Purvis (Writer), Rupert Harvey (Producer), Jessica Horáthová (Casting), Jake Scott (Director), David Rauch (Second Assistant Director)

Alternative titles

Plunket y Macleane (ES)
Guns 1748 (FR)

Release dates

16.09.1999 (NZ)
01.10.1999 (US)
22.01.1999 (DK)
02.04.1999 (GB)