Kidnapped

"Robert Louis Stevenson's Great Adventure Story...Now a Monumental Motion Picture!"

Jun 9 1972 G 1h 47m
Adventure, Drama

Scottish orphan David Balfour is betrayed by his wicked uncle Ebeneezer, who arranges for David to be kidnapped and sold into slavery so that he cannot claim his inheritance. The boy is rescued and befriended by Alan Breck, a Scottish rebel fighting on behalf of his country's independence from the British.

Plot

When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative first tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Fortunately for the lad he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck escaping from Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When the ship's Captain tries to kill Breck for his money the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh dodging the ruthless Redcoats.

Written by

Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack Pulman

Directed by

Delbert Mann

Cast

Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Lawrence Douglas

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Rank Organization, American International Pictures, Omnibus-Biography Productions, Omnibus Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Kidnapped (1971) Original Trailer [FHD]
Scores
# of Votes
1,589
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA