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Treasure Island
Treasure Island
	Movie poster
Directed by	Peter Rowe
Written by	Peter Rowe
Based on	Treasure Island; by Robert Louis Stevenson
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

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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
Philip Whitchurch as Black Dog

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". 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.

External links

Treasure Island at IMDb
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". 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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-| producer = Pieter Kroonenburg<br/>Julie Allan
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-| writer = [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] (original novel)<br />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
 | cinematography = Marc Charlebois
-| editing =
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+| released = {{Film date|1999|01|8}}
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-| runtime = 94 min.
+| runtime = 98 minutes
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-'''''Treasure Island''''' is a [[1999 in film|1999]] film adaptation of [[Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson's]] novel ''[[Treasure Island]]''. It was written & directed by [[Peter Rowe (filmmaker)|Peter Rowe]], and starred [[Kevin Zegers]] as [[Jim Hawkins (character)|Jim Hawkins]] and [[Jack Palance]] as [[Long John Silver]] in his final film appearance.<ref>{{Cite web| title= Treasure Island  | work=Internet Movie Database | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248568/ | accessdate=2009-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title= Jack Palance filmography  | work=Turner Classic Movies | url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=146687 | accessdate=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>
-==Plot==
+==Premise==
-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 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
+*[[Christopher Benjamin (actor)|Christopher Benjamin]] as Squire Trelawney
 *[[Malcolm Stoddard]] as Captain Smollett
 * [[David Robb]] as Doctor Livesey
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 * Cody Palance as Blind Pew
 * Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
+*[[Al Hunter Ashton]] as George Merry
+*[[Philip Whitchurch]] as Black Dog
 ==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]].<ref>{{Cite web| title= Treasure Island  | work=Internet Movie Database | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248568/ | accessdate=2009-04-06}}</ref> 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>
-==Awards==
-Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 [[Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web| title= Treasure Island, Cast, Crew, Director and Awards  | work=New York Times | url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/250550/Treasure-Island/details | accessdate=2009-04-06}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+* {{IMDb title|tt0248568}}
-* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248568/ ''Treasure Island (1999)''] at the Internet Movie Database
+* {{Rotten Tomatoes|1116410_treasure_island}}
 {{Treasure Island}}
+{{Harry Alan Towers}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Treasure Island (1999 Film)}}
 [[Category:1999 films]]
+[[Category:1990s adventure films]]
 [[Category:Treasure Island films]]
-[[Category:1990s adventure films]]
+[[Category:American adventure films]]
-[[Category:Films set in the 1750s]]
+[[Category:Films set in 1759]]
-[[Category:Films set in the 18th century]]
+[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Peter Rowe]]
+[[Category:1990s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language adventure films]]
-{{adventure-film-stub}}

v t e Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island
Characters	Billy Bones Captain Alexander Smollett Captain Flint Ben Gunn Israel Hands Jim Hawkins Dr. Livesey (1988 film adaptation) 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) Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera (1969) Animal Treasure Island (1971) Treasure Island (1971) Treasure Island (1972) Treasure Island (1973) Treasure Planet (1982) Treasure Island (1982) Treasure Island (1986) 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)
Related	Black Spot Legend of the Cybermen "Shiver my timbers" "Dead Man's Chest"