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67% Critic Match
The Kidnappers
“The frankly sentimental story of love, hate and adventure in a primitive land!”
6.7 / 10• 1953• 1h 33m•NR• English
DramaComedyFamily
Storyline
After losing their father in the Boer War, orphaned brothers Harry and Davy must leave their home in Scotland to live with their grandmother and cantankerous grandfather in Nova Scotia. The boys want nothing more than a pet dog, but their grandfather refuses to get them one. Then, when the brothers find an abandoned baby, they decide to keep it – but the foundling may not have been abandoned after all.
Cast & Crew
Jean Anderson
Grandma MacKenzie
Lead
Adrienne Corri
Kirsty
Theodore Bikel
Dr. Willem Bloem
Duncan Macrae
Jim MacKenzie
VW
Vincent Winter
Davy
Jon Whiteley
Harry
Francis de Wolff
Jan Hooft Sr.
Christopher Beeny
Jan Hooft Jr.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philip Leacock's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Kidnappers is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
