Plunkett & Macleane Movie Review 1998

Will Plunkett (Carlyle) is a lower-class thief who teams up with wastrel aristocrat Macleane (Miller) for careers as highwaymen in 18th-century London. The rogues are aided by hedonistic Lord Rochester (Cumming) and opposed by Lord Chief Justice Gibson (Gambon), whose vixenish niece, Lady Rebecca (Tyler), becomes Macleane's inamorata. Carlyle and Miller make a fine criminal duo but the film has lots of flaws to distract the viewer. (Son of Ridley) Scott's directorial debut.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 102 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Period Piece: 18th Century, London, Aunts & Uncles, Nieces & Nephews

Screenplay

Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Charles McKeown

Cast

Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler, Michael Gambon, Alan Cumming, Ken Stott, Terence Rigby, Claire Rushbrook, Iain Robertson, Dave Atkins

Cinematography

John Mathieson

Director

Jake Scott

Music

Craig Armstrong

Producer

Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Rupert Harvey, Working Title Productions, Gramercy Pictures