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Kidnapped (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Alfred L. Werker
- Starring
- John Carradine, Nigel Bruce, C. Aubrey Smith, Moroni Olsen, Freddie Bartholomew, Neil Fitzgerald
An epic, visually striking adaptation filmed in a rich sepia palette that immerses viewers in 18th‑century Scotland. It follows Robert Louis Stevenson’s young hero David Balfour as he teams up with the charismatic rebel Alan Breck Stewart, navigating the rugged Highlands, political intrigue and a quest for his rightful inheritance amidst the lingering shadows of the Jacobite era.
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