The Kidnappers (1953 film)

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The Kidnappers is a 1953 British family drama film set in early 20th-century Nova Scotia, best known for its story of two young brothers who "kidnap" an abandoned baby and for the acclaimed child performances at its heart.

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instanceOf film
alsoKnownAs The Little Kidnappers NERFINISHED
awardCategory Academy Juvenile Award NERFINISHED
awardCeremony 27th Academy Awards NERFINISHED
awardReceived Academy Honorary Award NERFINISHED
awardReceivedBy Jon Whiteley NERFINISHED
Vincent Winter NERFINISHED
basedOn The Kidnappers by Neil Paterson
certificate U (United Kingdom)
cinematographyBy Geoffrey Unsworth NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Philip Leacock NERFINISHED
distributor General Film Distributors NERFINISHED
Rank Organisation NERFINISHED
editingBy Frederick Wilson NERFINISHED
filmFormat black-and-white film
filmingLocation Scotland NERFINISHED
genre drama film
family film
hasTheme childhood
family relationships
immigrant communities
poverty
mainCharacters two young Scottish brothers living in Nova Scotia
musicBy Malcolm Arnold NERFINISHED
narrativeLocationTime early 20th century
notableAspect features non-professional child actors in leading roles
notableFor acclaimed child performances
originalLanguage English
plotSummary Two young brothers find an abandoned baby and decide to keep it, believing they have kidnapped it.
producer Ralph Thomas NERFINISHED
productionCompany Group 3 Films NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1953
releaseRegion United Kingdom NERFINISHED
runtime 93 minutes
screenplayAdaptationOf Neil Paterson story "The Kidnappers" NERFINISHED
screenwriter Neil Paterson NERFINISHED
settingLocation Nova Scotia NERFINISHED
starredActor Adrienne Corri NERFINISHED
Duncan Macrae NERFINISHED
Jean Anderson NERFINISHED
Jon Whiteley NERFINISHED
Vincent Winter NERFINISHED

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