David Balfour - Zwischen Freiheit und Tod
(1995)
Regisseur:
Ivan PasserSchauspieler:
Armand Assante, Patrick Malahide, Michael Kitchen, Brian Blessed, Brian McCardie, Des Braiden, Adam Blackwood, Antoine Byrne, Catherine Byrne, Alan Stanford, Christopher Casson, Brian McGrath, Dave Duffy, Luke Hayden, Michael James FordMitte des 18. Jahrhunderts begibt sich der junge Schotte David Balfour nach dem Tod seines Vaters zu seinem Onkel, um das Erbe anzutreten. Der listige Onkel verkauft David an Piraten, die mit ihm an Bord ablegen. David schließt Freundschaft mit dem Jakobiten Alan Breck. Auf ihrer gemeinsamen Flucht wird David durch Alan in die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Engländern und aufständischen Schotten verwickelt.
Unterhaltsamer TV-Mehrteiler, der Robert Louis Stevensons Roman "Kidnapped" ("Entführt") als Vorlage für ein im 18. Jahrhundert angesiedeltes Mantel- und Degenabenteuer nutzt.
When Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. When staunch Stuart dynasty supporter Alan Breck Stewart accidentally boards the ship, he takes David along on his escape back to Edinburgh. They part and meet again repeatedly, mutually helpful against the Redcoats and respectful, although David is loyal to the English crown, but learns about its cruel oppression. Both ultimately face their adversaries.
When Scottish young gentleman David Balfour's father dies, he leaves school to collect his inheritance from uncle Ebenezer, who in turn sells the boy as a future slave to a pirate ship. When staunch Stuart dynasty supporter Alan Breck Stewart accidentally boards the ship, he takes David along on his escape back to Edinburgh. They part and meet again repeatedly, mutually helpful against the Redcoats and respectful, although David is loyal to the English crown, but learns about its cruel oppression. Both ultimately face their adversaries.
