Underplayed Gems

Treasure Island (1950)

Treasure Island poster
Directed by
Byron Haskin
Genre
pirate film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
12
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 238 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young boy named Jim Hawkins finds a treasure map and joins a voyage to a distant island. He must outwit a crew of pirates led by the cunning Long John Silver to claim the gold.

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What happens

Treasure Island is a 1950 adventure film produced by RKO-Walt Disney British Productions, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel of the same name. Directed by Byron Haskin, it stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins and Robert Newton as Long John Silver. Treasure Island was Disney's first completely live-action film and the first screen version of Treasure Island produced in color. It was filmed in the United Kingdom on location and at Denham Film Studios, Buckinghamshire. Newton's portrayal of Long John Silver has been influential on the portrayal of pirates in pop culture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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