The Treasure Seekers (1979 film)

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The Treasure Seekers
Directed by
Cannon Films
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 1979 (1979)
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Treasure Seekers is a 1979 British-American

Henry Levin and starring Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman and Elke Sommer. It was shot on location in Jamaica.[1]

Premise

Two former football players re-unite to search for the lost treasures of the seventeenth century

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Cast

  • Rod Taylor - Marian Casey
  • Stuart Whitman - Stack Baker
  • Elke Sommer - Ursula
  • Jeremy Kemp - Reginald Landers
  • Bob Phillips - Joe
  • Jennie Sherman - Debbie
  • Keenan Wynn - Meat Cleaver Stewart
  • Keith Foote - Lincoln
  • Dan Jackson - Supt. Prinz
  • Patrick Wymore - Shelley
  • Patricia Hornung - Alicia
  • Hans Kahn - German captain
  • Paul Methuen - Merril Jr
  • Joanna Wilhelm - Merril Jr.'s wife
  • Dermot Hussey - Stevan

Production

Rod Taylor wrote the script.[2] Filming took place in 1976 but the film only achieved a limited release a number of years later. There were a number of problems during the shoot and post production.[3]

Release

The film was also released under the title Jamaican Gold.

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ The Treasure Seekers at the Complete Rod Taylor site accessed 12 March 2013
  3. ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p188-189

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