Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart. Falsely accused of murder, they must flee across the Highlands, evading the redcoats.
Cinematography
Scotland's actual Highlands—no green screen, just misty majesty.
Acting
Peter Finch's roguish charisma steals every scene he's in.
Direction
Robert Stevenson's tight, classical Disney craftsmanship.
Director
Robert Stevenson
Peter Finch
Alan Breck Stewart
James MacArthur
David Balfour
Bernard Lee
Captain Hoseason
John Laurie
Ebenezer Balfour
Niall MacGinnis
Mr. Shaun
Finlay Currie
Cluny MacPherson
Miles Malleson
Mr. Rankeillor
Duncan Macrae
The Highlander
Andrew Cruickshank
Colin Campbell
Peter O'Toole
Robin MacGregor
Oliver Johnston
Mr. Campbell
Edie Martin
Woman on the bridge
Jack Stewart
Landlord
Richard Evans
Ransome, the cabin boy (uncredited)
Norman MacOwan
Tinker
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