Swashbuckling tale of romance, betrayal, jealousy, banditry, murder, and court intrigue set in the 1660s, during the Restoration to the English throne of King Charles II.
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Title: The Lady and the Highwayman (TV Movie 1988)
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| Emma Samms | ... | Barbara Castlemaine | |
| Oliver Reed | ... | Sir Phillip Gage | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Lady Emma Darlington | |
| Christopher Cazenove | ... | Rudolph Vyne | |
| Lysette Anthony | ... | Lady Panthea Vyne | |
| Hugh Grant | ... | Lord Lucius Vyne | |
| Michael York | ... | King Charles II | |
| John Mills | ... | Sir Lawrence Dobson | |
| Ian Bannen | ... | Christian Drysdale | |
| Robert Morley | ... | Lord Chancellor | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Judge | |
| Gordon Jackson | ... | Harry | |
| Gareth Hunt | ... | Coachman / Sgt. Potter | |
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Steffanie Pitt | ... | Martha (as Stephanie Pitt) |
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Floyd Bevan | ... | Jack |
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The young Lady Panthea Vyne (Lysette Anthony) falls in love with the handsome highwayman (Hugh Grant), who saves her from her brutal husband. He kills him in a fair duel. Later, when Charles II (Michael York) is reinstated as King of England, she attends the royal court. But here she becomes the enemy of the King's former mistress, and the plot against her thickens. Written by <uffe@enterpol.dk>
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Lord Lucius Vyne: There's not much time, Milord. The boat back to France will be waiting in the next cove.
King Charles II: Lord Lucius, I am glad you persuaded me to risk coming out of exile in France to see for myself. I know now that the people are for me. They're sick of Cromwell and his Commonwealth! They want their Charles II. But you have made powerful enemies. When I am back on the throne, if you should need me, send me this.
[hands Lord Lucius his ring]
Lord Lucius Vyne: I am honored, sire, but I fear you will have enough ...
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Michael York and Oliver Reed appeared in The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974). In the same year that this movie debuted, the pair appeared in those movies' sequel The Return of the Musketeers (1989). See more »Quotes
[first lines]Lord Lucius Vyne: There's not much time, Milord. The boat back to France will be waiting in the next cove.
King Charles II: Lord Lucius, I am glad you persuaded me to risk coming out of exile in France to see for myself. I know now that the people are for me. They're sick of Cromwell and his Commonwealth! They want their Charles II. But you have made powerful enemies. When I am back on the throne, if you should need me, send me this.
[hands Lord Lucius his ring]
Lord Lucius Vyne: I am honored, sire, but I fear you will have enough ...
[...]
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22 January 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Don't! Oh, I know it's cheap - looks like a real bargain, eh? NOT! Put the wallet down and don't throw away your money. It's not even worth the $1.25 it routinely lists for on EBAY and HALF.com.
In a decent print, this might be a fun bit of fluff. But, the DVD print is far from decent. It looks for all the world like an old re-copied and re-copied video tape. The poor video quality completely spoils the viewing experience - it's flat, muddy, blurry, and dark. I've never seen anything even remotely this bad in any retail video product, much less a DVD.
It wasn't the greatest material to begin with - the script, dialogue, and acting are a bit dodgy and *quite* stagy. Some worthwhile stars are not allowed to shine (Oliver Reed, Hugh Grant, Michael York, John Mills). However, the costumes and sets are really quite nice - pity we can't appreciate them in this release.