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{{short description|1999 film by Peter Rowe}}
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| name = Treasure Island
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| director = [[Peter Rowe (filmmaker)|Peter Rowe]]
| director = [[Peter Rowe (filmmaker)|Peter Rowe]]
| producer = {{ubl|Pieter Kroonenburg|Julie Allan}}
| producer = {{ubl|Pieter Kroonenburg|Julie Allan}}
| writer = {{ubl|[[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (original novel)|Peter Rowe}}
| writer = Peter Rowe
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| starring = {{ubl|[[Jack Palance]]|[[Kevin Zegers]]|[[Patrick Bergin]]|[[Malcolm Stoddard]]|[[David Robb]]|Cody Palance|Dermot Keaney}}
| music = Neil Smolar
| music = Neil Smolar
| cinematography = Marc Charlebois
| cinematography = Marc Charlebois
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'''''Treasure Island''''' is a 1999 film adaptation of [[Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson's]] [[Treasure Island|1883 novel]]. It was written and directed by [[Peter Rowe (filmmaker)|Peter Rowe]] and stars [[Kevin Zegers]] as [[Jim Hawkins (character)|Jim Hawkins]] and [[Jack Palance]] as [[Long John Silver]].<ref>{{Cite web| title= Jack Palance filmography | work=Turner Classic Movies | url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=146687 | access-date=2009-04-06}}</ref>
'''''Treasure Island''''' is a 1999 film adaptation of [[Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson's]] [[Treasure Island|1883 novel]]. It was written and directed by [[Peter Rowe (filmmaker)|Peter Rowe]] and stars [[Kevin Zegers]] as [[Jim Hawkins (character)|Jim Hawkins]] and [[Jack Palance]] as [[Long John Silver]].<ref>{{Cite web| title= Jack Palance filmography | work=Turner Classic Movies | url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=146687 | access-date=2009-04-06}}</ref>
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* Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
* Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
*[[Al Hunter Ashton]] as George Merry
*[[Al Hunter Ashton]] as George Merry
*[[Philip Whitchurch]] as Black Dog


==Production==
==Production==
The film was shot in various locations on the [[Isle of Man]], and distributed by [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group|Columbia TriStar]] and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the [[tall ship]] [[Earl of Pembroke (tall ship)|Earl of Pembroke]].<ref>[http://www.peeltraditionalboat.org/whiteheather/filmwork_20.htm Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke]</ref><ref>Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). ''Treasure Island'' (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.</ref>
The film was shot in various locations on the [[Isle of Man]], and distributed by [[Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group|Columbia TriStar]] and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the [[tall ship]] [[Earl of Pembroke (tall ship)|Earl of Pembroke]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.peeltraditionalboat.org/whiteheather/filmwork_20.htm |title=Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke |access-date=2013-10-02 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223121/http://www.peeltraditionalboat.org/whiteheather/filmwork_20.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). ''Treasure Island'' (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt0248568}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248568/ ''Treasure Island (1999)''] at the Internet Movie Database
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|1116410_treasure_island}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|1116410_treasure_island}}


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Latest revision as of 04:53, 5 October 2024

Treasure Island
Movie poster
Directed byPeter Rowe
Written byPeter Rowe
Based onTreasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by
  • Pieter Kroonenburg
  • Julie Allan
Starring
CinematographyMarc Charlebois
Edited byIon Webster
Music byNeil Smolar
Distributed byColumbia TriStar
Release date
  • January 8, 1999 (1999-01-08)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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Production

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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

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  1. ^ "Jack Palance filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  2. ^ "Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  3. ^ Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). Treasure Island (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.
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