The Kidnapping

The Kidnapping — Plot

Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.

• Release date
• November 23, 1934
• Runtime
• 83 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Dimitri Kirsanoff

The Kidnapping — Cast

Dita Parlo Elsi Geymond Vital Firmin Jeanne Marie-Laurent La mère de Firmin Auguste Bovério Mathias - le colporteur

D

Dyk Rudens Hans

H

Hans Kaspar Ilg Gottfried Nadia Sibirskaïa Jeanne Lucas Gridoux Mânu - l'idiot