The Kidnappers

"The frankly sentimental story of love, hate and adventure in a primitive land!"

Apr 9 1954 Approved 1h 33m
Drama, Family, Romance

After losing their father in the Boer War, orphaned brothers Harry and Davy must leave their home in Scotland to live with their grandmother and cantankerous grandfather in Nova Scotia. The boys want nothing more than a pet dog, but their grandfather refuses to get them one. Then, when the brothers find an abandoned baby, they decide to keep it – but the foundling may not have been abandoned after all.

Plot

A Scotsman, Jim MacKenzie, living on a primitive homestead in Nova Scotia, is raising his two grandsons, Harry and Davy, following the death of their father in the Boer War. His son's death has developed antagonism by MacKenzie toward all Dutchmen, which leads to Harry brawling at school with the son of a Dutchman. Harry falls down a cliff and is helped home by the community doctor, Willem Bloem, a Dutchman in love with MacKenzie's daughter, Kirsty. Due to the old man's feelings, they must carry on a clandestine romance. Forbidden by their grandfather to have a dog, Harry and Davy "kidnap" an unattended baby and care for the child in a lean-to shack. When found, the baby proves to be the child of MacKenzie's most-bitter Dutch enemy.

Written by

Neil Paterson

Directed by

Philip Leacock

Cast

Jon Whiteley, Vincent Winter, Adrienne Corri

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Group Film Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 3 BAFTA 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
578
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA