Among Giants 1998 R, 94 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Miller Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Pete Postlethwaite, James Thornton, Rob Jarvis, Andy Serkis, Lennie James, Alan Williams, Emma Cunniffe, Steve Huison, Sharon Bower
Ray (Pete Postlethwaite) and his cohorts are painting towers on the Yorkshire moors when Gerry (Rachel Griffiths) happens upon them and asks for a job. Suddenly life changes for this all-male work party as the beautiful Gerry moves into their midst.
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David Copperfield 1999 TV, 186 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Simon Curtis Cast: Emilia Fox, Daniel Radcliffe, Maggie Smith, Trevor Eve, Bob Hoskins, Ciaran McMenamin, Michael Elphick, James Thornton, Alun Armstrong, Imelda Staunton, Zoe Wanamaker, Ian McKellen
This BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale relates the trials and tribulations of young David (Daniel Radcliffe) who grows up poor but builds a better life for himself in London. Ciaran McMenamin takes on the role of the adult David.
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Plunkett & Macleane 1999 R, 102 min. Genre: Adventure
Director: Jake Scott Cast: Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Liv Tyler, Michael Gambon, Ken Stott, Alan Cumming, Claire Rushbrook, Iain Robertson, Tommy Flanagan, James Thornton
Macleane (Jonny Lee Miller) and Plunkett (Robert Carlyle) are two rogues living in England during the mid-1700s–an era when highwaymen took advantage of the well-to-do aristocracy. Macleane and Plunkett meet and join forces to conduct their own game of ridding society's finest of their assets. They learn quickly, but their partnership is threatened when Macleane falls in love with the beautiful Lady Rebecca (Liv Tyler).
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| 1. Among Giants (1998)
2. David Copperfield (1999)
3. Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
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