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6.5/10   394 votes
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Director:
Robert Stevenson
Writer:
Robert Stevenson (written by)
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Release Date:
24 February 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Family | Drama | Adventure more
Plot:
Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Faithful adaptation captures spirit of Stevenson novel. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (UK) (complete title)
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Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #19492) | Australia:G

Fun Stuff

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. more
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. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into "Disneyland: Kidnapped: Part 1 (#9.24)" (1963) more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Faithful adaptation captures spirit of Stevenson novel., 16 June 2001
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Author: Keawe from Little Rock, AR, USA

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.

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