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Kidnapped ("A timeless tale of honor, bravery and adventure") is a 1995 TV adventure drama film directed by Ivan Passer and starring Armand Assante as Highlander Alan Breck and Brian McCardie as Lowlander David Balfour. Among the supporting actors are Michael Kitchen and Brian Blessed. The film was based on the book titled Kidnapped by author Robert Louis Stevenson. Christopher Reeve had originally been cast as Breck prior to his spinal cord injury in a horse race which left him a quadriplegic on May 27, 1995.
The adaptation starts by describing a divided Scotland which is populated by Highlanders and Lowlanders who are loyal to different kings. Allan Breck Stuart is characterised as a leading figure of Jacobitism who tried "to keep the flame alive". It ends when Alan Breck Stuart leaves Scotland forever "to have a distinguished career in the French Army", while David Balfour stays and marries a lady from the Highlands. Another voice-over tells they had sons who "were neither Highlanders nor Lowlanders. They were Scots."
The film was shot on location in Ireland.
Original Release
11/05/1995
US Release
11/05/1995
Cast
Name | Character |
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Armand Assante | Alan Breck Stewart |
Patrick Malahide | Ebenezer |
Michael Kitchen | William Reid |
Brian Blessed | Cluny MacPherson |
Brian McCardie | David Balfour |
Des Braiden | Derelict |
Adam Blackwood | Captain Forbes |
Antoine Byrne | Mary MacDonald of Dunbrae |
Catherine Byrne | Flora |
Alan Stanford | MacDonald Earl of Dunbrea |
Directors
Writers
Robert Louis Stevenson, John Goldsmith, Michael Barlow, Rob Hedden
Cast
Name | Character |
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Armand Assante | Alan Breck Stewart |
Patrick Malahide | Ebenezer |
Michael Kitchen | William Reid |
Brian Blessed | Cluny MacPherson |
Brian McCardie | David Balfour |
Des Braiden | Derelict |
Adam Blackwood | Captain Forbes |
Antoine Byrne | Mary MacDonald of Dunbrae |
Catherine Byrne | Flora |
Alan Stanford | MacDonald Earl of Dunbrea |
Christopher Casson | Rev. Campbell |
Brian McGrath | James Stewart of The Glen |
Dave Duffy | Riach |
Luke Hayden | Soldier #1 |
Michael James Ford | Lieutenant Williams |
Seamus Moran | Soldier #2 |
Brendan Gleeson | Red Fox |
David Kelly | Angus the gunsmith |
Aiden Grennell | Magistrate |
Jonathan Ryan | Hamish MacDonald |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
Fred Fuchs | Executive Producer |
Robert Halmi Sr. | Executive Producer |
John Davis | Producer |
Jeff Kleeman | Producer |