Treasure Island (1973 film)
| Treasure Island | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Hal Sutherland |
| Screenplay by | Ben Starr |
| Based on | Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Produced by | Norm Prescott Lou Scheimer |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | R.W. Pope |
| Edited by | Joseph Simon Doreen Dixon |
| Music by | George Blais Jeff Michael (original score and songs) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | December 9, 1973 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1 million |
Treasure Island is a 1973 American
In 1980, an edited version of the film was broadcast on NBC as a special.[1]
Plot
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.
Voice cast
- Richard Dawson as Long John Silver
- Davy Jones as Jim Hawkins
- Dal McKennon as Captain Flint, Ben Gunn
- Larry D. Mann as Doctor Livesey
- Larry Storch as Captain Smollett
- Jane Webb as Mrs. Hawkins
- Lou Scheimer as Bearded sailor, pirate (uncredited)
Production
The film was part of Family Classics, a series of films announced to be produced in mid-January 1972, based on concepts in the public domain commissioned by Warner Bros. Productions for the film and Oliver Twist had been finished by late 1973. The film's budget amounted to $1,050,000, with the million given by Warner Bros., and the rest put in by the studio itself.[2]
Release
Treasure Island was first broadcast as an
References
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1605490441.
- ^ Treasure Island at amazon.com, Warner Home Video.
- ^ Treasure Island at amazon.com, Warner Home Video.
- ^ "Treasure Island VCD". Carousell. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
External links
- Treasure Island at IMDb
