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Jan 22, 1989 · The Lady and the Highwayman: Directed by John Hough. With Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove. 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.
- (1.2K)
- Adventure, Drama, History
- John Hough
- 1989-01-22
The Lady and the Highwayman is a 1989 United Kingdom romantic adventure television film based on Barbara Cartland's 1952 romance novel Cupid Rides Pillion. The working title of the film was Dangerous Love. The film stars Hugh Grant (in one of his earliest appearances) as highwayman Silver Blade and Lysette Anthony as Lady Panthea
An outlaw lord (Hugh Grant) protects a 17th-century heiress from her scheming cousin and the mistress (Emma Samms) of Charles II (Michael York).
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- John Hough
- TV-PG
- Emma Samms
A swashbuckling romantic epic set in seventeenth-century England with engaging scenes of jealousy, execution, and conspiracy. A young woman trapped in an abusive marriage meets and falls in love with an aristocratic Robin Hood. He rescues her from her misery by challenging the husband to a duel.
- John Hough
- 90 min
- Emma Samma, Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom
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.
Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma Samms ("Star Quest", "Delirious").
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Set in the England of Charles II about an aristocrat who has been forced to become a highwayman and who falls in love with a young girl he has sworn to protect after her brother has been beheaded. Their enemies accuse them of crimes and both face execution.
