Treasure Island (1999 film)
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| Directed by | Peter Rowe |
| Written by | Peter Rowe |
| Based on | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson |
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| Cinematography | Marc Charlebois |
| Edited by | Ion Webster |
| Music by | Neil Smolar |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver.[1]
Premise
[edit]The narrative takes place in 1759 and diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim, a 13-year old boy, out of his rightful share of the treasure. Jim then teams up with Silver; Smollett, Trelawney, and Livesey are killed; and Jim, Silver, and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure.
Cast
[edit]- Jack Palance as Long John Silver
- Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins
- Christopher Benjamin as Squire Trelawney
- Malcolm Stoddard as Captain Smollett
- David Robb as Doctor Livesey
- Patrick Bergin as Billy Bones
- Cody Palance as Blind Pew
- Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
- Al Hunter Ashton as George Merry
- Philip Whitchurch as Black Dog
Production
[edit]The film was shot in various locations on the Isle of Man, and distributed by Columbia TriStar and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the tall ship Earl of Pembroke.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Palance filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). Treasure Island (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.