Kidnapped (1971 film)

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director = Delbert Mann
producer = Frederick Brogger
writer = Jack Pulman
starring = Michael Caine
Lawrence Douglas
Trevor Howard
music = Roy Budd
cinematography = Paul Beeson
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distributor = American International Pictures (AIP)
released = 1971
runtime = 107 minutes
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imdb_id = 0067302

"Kidnapped" was a 1971 adventure film directed by Delbert Mann and starring Michael Caine and Trevor Howard, based on the novel "Kidnapped" by Robert Louis Stevenson.

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 Prince Charles Edward Stuart'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.

Filming Locations

"Kidnapped" was shot almost on location in Scotland. Places include Argyll, Mull and Stirling Castle. Pinewood Studios was used for some interior scenes.

External links

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* [http://caine-home.narod.ru/70-04/70-04.html Kidnapped - Photos]