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Kidnapped

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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.

Critics Reviews

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Noel Murray The Dissolve 07/16/2013
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. Go to Full Review
Ed Gonzalez Slant Magazine 08/14/2003
3.5/4
Quite cynically, Bava evokes a human society where no one is to be trusted. Go to Full Review
Michelle Devereaux The Skinny 11/05/2014
3/5
Its stripped-down malevolence is certainly effective, and the maniacal performances provide the kitsch. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 03/21/2010
Dazzling Go to Full Review
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 05/03/2007
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. Go to Full Review
Film Threat 12/06/2005
3.5/5
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Sams K 10/31/2024 One of Mario Bava's most underrated works. A movie that inspired tons of action and pulp directors. You must watch this! See more 04/05/2020 Sweaty, nasty, and graphically violent, this atmospheric thriller benefits greatly from tight editing and a compelling score. Twist ending is surprisingly satisfying. See more 09/27/2019 Pretty gripping and gritty little kidnapping film from Mario Bava See more 04/11/2016 Italialaisen häiriintynyt tunnelma. Tekninen toteutus melko kömpelöä. See more @SavageOtterPaws 01/12/2016 '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. See more 12/22/2015 A film produced in 1974, but not released until 1997. Interesting Italian crime thriller with cool (almost continuous) music and a great story. A robbery goes wrong and the nutty gang occupy a family car. A man, a lady and a sick kid in need of an hospital are in it and they don't appreciate the three new hikers. Looks a bit simple or even amaturish made but it's quite charming. The tensity is almost constant and new elements are brought to the story as it adds suspence. We even get a neat twist here. Not perfect, but an overlooked film. Gritty but realistic. 6.5 out of 10 paninis. See more Read all reviews
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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