Kidnapped

19711971
GG
1h 47m

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6.2/10

1.4K

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Adventure Drama

In eighteenth century Scotland, during the Jacobite Rebellion, David Balfour claims his inheritance from his uncle who has him shanghaied on a ship where David meets fugitive Jacobite rebel ... Read allIn eighteenth century Scotland, during the Jacobite Rebellion, David Balfour claims his inheritance from his uncle who has him shanghaied on a ship where David meets fugitive Jacobite rebel Alan Breck.In eighteenth century Scotland, during the Jacobite Rebellion, David Balfour claims his inheritance from his uncle who has him shanghaied on a ship where David meets fugitive Jacobite rebel Alan Breck.

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6.2/10

1.4K

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Director
- Delbert Mann
Writers
- Robert Louis Stevenson(based on Kidnapped and David Balfour)
- Jack Pulman(screenplay)
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Lawrence Douglas and Vivien Heilbron in Kidnapped (1971)

Michael Caine and Vivien Heilbron in Kidnapped (1971)

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Trivia
Several books on Sir Michael Caine have alleged that the cast and crew were not paid because of cash problems. Caine admitted this in his 1992 autobiography "What's It All About?"

Goofs
Catriona in the getaway is wearing a blue/brown check tartan dress split up the front showing a white underskirt and a shawl. She's seen in this costume a couple of times as she, Alan Breck and David elude the redcoats but when they come across a looted cottage she's seen wearing a light brown bodice square cut across the chest and laced down the front. When they flee the cottage she's back in the tartan dress. Alan in the gateway has a belt, pistol and a long dagger. When he reaches the rear of the cottage he's also got a strap over his right shoulder to his left side with a scabard which he's lost when they leave the cottage.Alan and Catriona are given shelter by Cluny who tells his wife to give Catriona fresh clothes as her tartan dress is torn. The following morning she's seen in the tartan dress and Alan with the sword belt. The sequences have obviously been wrongly edited.

Quotes
Alan Breck: You should not be thinking of your father now, but Scotland. Scotland, lassie, do you know what that means?

Connections
Featured in Dream Me Up Scotty! (2013)

Soundtracks
For All My Days
Sung by Mary Hopkin
Music by Roy Budd
Lyrics by Jack Fishman

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10/10

The plot involves a young man accidentally caught up in the political events in Scotland following the Battle of Culloden.

The plot revolves around a young man who is betrayed by his uncle and is kidnapped for service aboard a ship. The ship is headed for America where he will be sold into slavery. On board the ship, he is befriended by Alan Breck, a rebel Scotsman. The ship is wrecked off the coast of Scotland and Balfour (the young man) and Breck (played by Michael Caine) are forced to seek aid from some of Breck's relatives. The English are still combing the countryside in search of clansmen and rebels. The two become involved in the murder of a local Scot who was working for the British. They must then elude the British while making their way to Edinburgh. Balfour to confront his uncle and Breck to hire a ship for his escape to France. This movie is nothing but high adventure! Michael Caine plays the role with the same flair and style that he always brings to the screen. He portrays a man who is a true patriot yet he must face the realization that the Clans have now been effectively destroyed by the British--the Scotland he loved and fought for no longer exists. This is high adventure at its best! It is also a moving, poignant story of a culture in its death throes.It is a magnificent, heroic movie. I loved it! Hope it is soon released on DVD!!

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