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Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)

Treasure of Matecumbe poster
Directed by
Vincent McEveety
Genre
adventure film, treasure hunt film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
G
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two boys and their friends search for hidden gold in the Florida Keys during the 1870s. They face obstacles and travel through the American South to find the treasure.

adventurouslightheartedwhimsicalfamily-friendlyspiritedold-fashionedoptimisticaction-packed

What happens

Treasure of Matecumbe is a 1976 American adventure Western film directed by Vincent McEveety and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was based on the novel A Journey to Matecumbe by Robert Lewis Taylor. The filming locations were in Danville, Kentucky, Sacramento River at Colusa, California and Walt Disney Productions' Golden Oak Ranch in California. The final scene at a beached shipwreck was filmed at Walt Disney World's Discovery Island. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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