Plunkett & Macleane - Gegen Tod und Teufel
(1999)
Regisseur:
Jake ScottSchauspieler:
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 FarrellLondon, 18. Jahrhundert: Die beiden gerissenen Gauner Plunkett (Robert Carlyle) und Macleane (Johnny Lee Miller) haben es geschafft, sich in die wohlhabende Gesellschaft einzuschleusen. Auf entsprechenden Parties sammeln sie Informationen über das Vermögen ihrer potentiellen Opfer und schlagen danach unerkannt zu. Als sich Macleane jedoch in die wunderschöne Lady Rebecca (Liv Tyler) verliebt, droht die Maskerade aufzufliegen...
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.
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.
