David Balfour tells the story of Alan’s escape, an attempt to save Alan’s cousin from execution as the murderer of Colin Campbell, and the love affair between David and Catriona Drummond.
Kidnapped has been adapted for the screen in four different motion picture productions: a 1938 film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring Warner Baxter and Freddie Bartholomew; a 1948 adaptation directed by William Baudine and starring Roddy McDowall and Sue England; a 1960 Disney feature starring Peter Finch and Peter O’Toole; and a 1971 British version starring Michael Caine and Trevor Howard.
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