Kidnapped (1960)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Robert Stevenson

Writer:

Robert Stevenson (written by)

Release Date:

24 February 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Drama | Adventure

Plot:

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer...

Plot Keywords:

Inheritance | Mutiny | Shipwreck | Prison Ship | Scotland

Cast

Peter Finch	...	Alan Breck Stewart
James MacArthur	...	David Balfour
Bernard Lee	...	Captain Hoseason
John Laurie	...	Ebenezer Balfour
Niall MacGinnis	...	Mr. Shaun
Finlay Currie	...	Cluny MacPherson
Miles Malleson	...	Mr. Rankeillor
Duncan Macrae	...	The Highlander
Andrew Cruickshank	...	Colin Campbell
Peter O'Toole	...	Robin MacGregor
Alex Mackenzie	...	The Ferryman
Oliver Johnston	...	Mr. Campbell
Norman Macowan	...	Tinker (as Norman MacOwan)
Eileen Way	...	Jennet Clouston
Jack Stewart

Also Known As:

Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Scottish Gaelic

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:U | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #19492) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Ardgour, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

In March 1979, this became the Disney Studios' first -- and only complete --feature film to be released on MCA's DiscoVision format. It received its Laserdisc reissue on February 6, 1992.

Goofs:

Continuity: When David and Alan are reunited, Alan swears an oath to being innocent. In a brief close-up Alan has a day or two of quite obvious stubble not present in the shots previous to this or afterwards.

Movie Connections:

Edited into "Disneyland: Kidnapped: Part 1 (#9.24)" (1963)

Faithful adaptation captures spirit of Stevenson novel.

Walt Disney's 1960 film of Robert Louis Stevenson's _Kidnapped_ is not only the best movie version of the 1886 novel but is also one of the finest cinematic treatments of any of the author's works. Filmed on location in Scotland and featuring an outstanding ensemble of mostly British actors, this _Kidnapped_ is faithful to the spirit -- and even, for the most part, to the letter -- of the RLS masterpiece, which is half adventure tale and half meditation on Scottish history, culture, and character. Director Robert Stevenson (presumably no relation to Tusitala) never dumbed down the story or the 18th-century context, which may account for the movie's present limited appeal. It's atmospherically and thematically darker than the ususal Disney fare, and adult viewers may find it surprisingly rewarding.