Plunkett & Macleane

Plunkett & Macleane
American theatrical release poster
Directed byJake Scott
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Edited byOral Norrie Ottey
Music byCraig Armstrong
Production
companies
Distributed byPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release date
  • 2 April 1999 (1999-04-02)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£8.4 million
Box office£3 million

Plunkett & Macleane is a 1999 British historical action comedy film directed by Jake Scott. It stars Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Liv Tyler. The film follows the story of Captain James Macleane (Miller) and Will Plunkett (Carlyle), two men in eighteenth century Britain who are both struggling to survive. The characters are loosely based on two genuine highwaymen of the eighteenth century, James MacLaine and William Plunkett, although the story bears little relation to their actual lives.

Plunkett & Macleane was released in the United Kingdom on 2 April 1999, by PolyGram Film Distribution. The film received generally negative reviews from critics.