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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| The Kidnappers (1953 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Kidnappers (1953 film) Context triple: [Vincent Winter, notableWork, The Kidnappers (1953 film)]
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A.
The Killers (1946 film)
The Killers (1946 film) is a classic American film noir, based on an Ernest Hemingway short story, renowned for its dark, fatalistic crime narrative and for launching Burt Lancaster’s film career.
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B.
Noticia de un secuestro
Noticia de un secuestro is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez that recounts a series of high-profile kidnappings carried out by drug cartels in Colombia.
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C.
The Gun Runners (1958 film)
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D.
Tiger Trap
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E.
Killer Kane
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kidnappers (1953 film) Target entity description: 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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A.
The Killers (1946 film)
The Killers (1946 film) is a classic American film noir, based on an Ernest Hemingway short story, renowned for its dark, fatalistic crime narrative and for launching Burt Lancaster’s film career.
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B.
Noticia de un secuestro
Noticia de un secuestro is a non-fiction book by Gabriel García Márquez that recounts a series of high-profile kidnappings carried out by drug cartels in Colombia.
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C.
The Gun Runners (1958 film)
The Gun Runners is a 1958 American crime drama film loosely based on Ernest Hemingway’s novel "To Have and Have Not," focusing on a charter-boat captain drawn into dangerous smuggling.
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D.
Tiger Trap
Tiger Trap was an early 1990s American indie pop band associated with the twee pop scene and known for their melodic, lo-fi sound.
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E.
Killer Kane
Killer Kane is a notorious villain from the Buck Rogers science fiction series, often portrayed as a ruthless dictator and primary antagonist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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Instruction
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Subject: The Kidnappers (1953 film) Description of subject: 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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