Treasure Island (1999 film)
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Movie poster
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| Directed by | Peter Rowe |
| Produced by | Pieter Kroonenburg Julie Allan |
| Written by |
Robert Louis Stevenson (original novel) Peter Rowe |
| Starring |
Jack Palance Kevin Zegers Patrick Bergin Malcolm Stoddard David Robb Cody Palance Dermot Keaney |
| Music by | Neil Smolar |
| Cinematography | Marc Charlebois |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
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Release date
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1999 |
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Running time
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94 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. It was written & directed by Peter Rowe, and starred Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver in his final film appearance.
The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure in 1759. and so Jim then teams up with Silver. Smollett, Trelawney and Livesey are killed, and Jim, Silver and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure.
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.
Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards.
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