Kidnapped

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Kidnapped

1974

1h 36m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Three crooks hijack a car after a robbery but have no idea that the car's occupants have just kidnapped a baby. The desperate couple plead for their lives and the baby while the thugs debate what to do.

Noel Murray

The Dissolve

Jul 16, 2013

4/5

As is often the case in the Bava-verse, Kidnapped turns out to be located at the intersection of every dime-paperback plot, in that wild space populated by crooks, vampires, astronauts, and cowboys, all tromping inexorably to The End.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Aug 14, 2003

3.5/4

Quite cynically, Bava evokes a human society where no one is to be trusted.

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Michelle Devereaux

The Skinny

Nov 5, 2014

3/5

Its stripped-down malevolence is certainly effective, and the maniacal performances provide the kitsch.

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Mar 21, 2010

Dazzling

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

May 3, 2007

Definitely one of Bava's more pessimistic films, but it shows just how far the master was capable of stretching into a more realistic, less expressionistic palate.

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Film Threat

Dec 6, 2005

3.5/5

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B P

@Bradster69 9 hrs ago

Definitely Recommend It

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Sams K

@RT65506530 Oct 31, 2024

One of Mario Bava's most underrated works. A movie that inspired tons of action and pulp directors. You must watch this!

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Apr 5, 2020

Sweaty, nasty, and graphically violent, this atmospheric thriller benefits greatly from tight editing and a compelling score. Twist ending is surprisingly satisfying.

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Sep 27, 2019

Pretty gripping and gritty little kidnapping film from Mario Bava

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Apr 11, 2016

Italialaisen häiriintynyt tunnelma. Tekninen toteutus melko kömpelöä.

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Will L

@SavageOtterPaws Jan 12, 2016

'Rabid Dogs' is a raw and gritty heist-gone-wrong thriller that only Mario Bava could have made. It's an intimate, no-frills shocker that is driven, chiefly, by some superbly unhinged performances, and it manages to keep the viewer guessing with twist after twist.

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Synopsis

Three crooks hijack a car after a robbery but have no idea that the car's occupants have just kidnapped a baby. The desperate couple plead for their lives and the baby while the thugs debate what to do.

Director: Mario Bava
Producer: Lamberto Bava, Alfredo Leone, Roberto Loyola
Screenwriter: Alessandro Parenzo
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 36m

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