Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1999-01-22
Genre:Action, Comedy, Drama
Duration:93 min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Jake Scott
Actors:Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Liv Tyler, Ken Stott, Michael Gambon
Production:Working Title Films, Arts Council of England, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

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.

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