AdventureHistory

Kidnapped

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

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.

Release Date : 1971-12-22

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Omnibus ProductionsOmnibus-Biography Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Alan Breck

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Character Name : David / David Balfour

Original Name : Lawrence Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Catriona / Catriona Stewart

Original Name : Vivien Heilbron

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lord Advocate

Original Name : Trevor Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Hoseason

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ebenezer Balfour

Original Name : Donald Pleasence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Stewart

Original Name : Gordon Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cluny

Original Name : Freddie Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Stewart

Original Name : Jack Watson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Riach

Original Name : Peter Jeffrey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duke of Cumberland

Original Name : Roger Booth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Duncansby

Original Name : Geoffrey Whitehead

Gender : Male

Character Name : Andrew

Original Name : Andrew McCulloch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barbara Grant

Original Name : Claire Nielson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Simon Campbell

Original Name : John Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mungo Campbell

Original Name : Terry Richards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Eric Woodburn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prison officer

Original Name : David Blagden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Advocates secretary

Original Name : Russell Waters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aged highlander

Original Name : Jack Lambert

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-29

It is actually a bit of a testament to Michael Caine's charisma, that I didn't give this one star. As a Scot, I ought to have hated it. Oddly enough, though, it's not awful. Sure, his accent is all over the place but somehow the thrust of the story is reasonably handled. It all starts with "David Balfour" (Lawrence Douglas) trekking to his uncle "Ebenezer" (Donald Pleasance) to tell him his father has passed away. The venal old gent has no intention of sharing his meagre fortune and soon "Davie" in underway across the sea under the guidance of "Capt. Hoseason" (Jack Hawkins). That ship hits a smaller one which introduces us to the Jacobite, tartan-clad, Caine ("Alan Breck Stewart") who is on the run from King George's red coats. After literally having to fight their way off the brig they have some adventures, get caught up in an high level assassination and end up with both trying to achieve their objectives against the odds. The production is pleasing to look like, and the score sets up some lovely Scottish location photography. The cast? Well, Hawkins looks like he has had way too much port; Trevor Howard is quite effective as the duplicitous Lord Advocate and the young Douglas does fine as the naive but decent young "Balfour". It is all about Michael Caine, though - and for all it's many flaws, there is no denying that the solid underpinning adventure story serves as a strong enough bedrock for this not to end up the laughable nonsense it could have been. Not a patch on the Disney version from 1959, but I didn't hate it...