Kidnapped (1971)

Director

• Delbert Mann

Starring

• Michael Caine
• Trevor Howard
• Jack Hawkins
• Donald Pleasence
• Lawrence Douglas

Last On

14:20-16:30 Fri 29th Oct 2021 130m
Film4

Synopsis

Robert Louis Stevenson's oft-filmed tale was first made as a silent movie in 1917 and has been regularly remade since. This version by director Delbert Mann is the one that is most faithful to the book and it benefits from the witty performance of Michael Caine as charismatic outlaw Alan Breck, who stirs some otherwise rather stiff porridge into life. There are also strong turns from Trevor Howard as the Lord Advocate and Lawrence Douglas as the young David Balfour that keep the narrative moving along.