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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kidnappers (1953 film) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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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
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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
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Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Frederick Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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family film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood
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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
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Duncan Macrae NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Whiteley NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Winter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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