Treasure Island (1999 film)

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
	Movie poster
Directed by	Peter Rowe
Written by	Robert Louis Stevenson (original novel); Peter Rowe;
Produced by	Pieter Kroonenburg; Julie Allan;
Starring	Jack Palance; Kevin Zegers; Patrick Bergin; Malcolm Stoddard; David Robb; Cody Palance; Dermot Keaney;
Cinematography	Marc Charlebois
Edited by	Ion Webster
Music by	Neil Smolar
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar
Release date	January 8, 1999;
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[]

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[]

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

Production[]

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[]

^ "Jack Palance filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
^ Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke
^ Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). Treasure Island (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.

External links[]

Treasure Island (1999) at the Internet Movie Database
Treasure Island at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] "Jack Palance filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-04-06.

[2] Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke

[3] Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). Treasure Island (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.

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v t Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
Characters	Billy Bones Captain Alexander Smollett Captain Flint Ben Gunn Israel Hands Jim Hawkins Dr. Livesey Long John Silver Squire Trelawney
Films	Treasure Island (1918) Treasure Island (1920) Treasure Island (1934) The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) Treasure Island (1950) Long John Silver (1954) Return to Treasure Island (1954) Between God, the Devil and a Winchester (1968 spaghetti western) Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969) Animal Treasure Island (1971) Treasure Island (1972, live-action) Treasure Island (1973, animated) The Treasure Planet (1982) Treasure Island (1982) Treasure Island (1986) Treasure Island (1987) Treasure Island (1988) Treasure Island (1990) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Treasure Island (1999) Treasure Planet (2002) Pirates of Treasure Island (2006) Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018)
Television	The Adventures of Long John Silver (1954) Treasure Island (1966) Treasure Island (1977) Treasure Island (1978) Return to Treasure Island (1986) Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987) The Legends of Treasure Island (1993) Ken Russell's Treasure Island (1995) Treasure Island (2012) Black Sails (2014)
Video games	Pirate Adventure (1978) Treasure Island (1984) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon (2002) Destination: Treasure Island (2006)
Other adaptations and sequels	Shin Takarajima (1947 manga) Pieces of Eight (1985 musical) Jim Hawkins and the Curse of Treasure Island (2001 novel) The Resurrection Casket (2006 novel) Long John Silver (2007 comic) Silver (2012 novel)
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