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Overview

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Release Date:
19 July 1950 (USA) more
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Plot:
Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
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Cast

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Directed by
Byron Haskin 
 
Writing credits
Lawrence Edward Watkin (screenplay)

Robert Louis Stevenson (story)

Produced by
Perce Pearce .... producer
Walt Disney .... executive producer (uncredited)
Herbert Smith .... executive producer in charge of production (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Clifton Parker 
 
Cinematography by
Freddie Young  (as F.A. Young)
 
Film Editing by
Alan Jaggs  (as Alan L. Jaggs)
 
Casting by
Maude Spector (uncredited)
 
Production Design by
Thomas N. Morahan  (as Thomas Morahan)
 
Costume Design by
Sheila Graham (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Tony Sforzini .... makeup supervisor
Vivienne Walker .... hair styles supervisor
 
Production Management
Douglas Peirce .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Evans .... assistant director
Pat MacDonnell .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Kenneth Heeley-Ray .... sound editor
Peter Davies .... first assistant dubbing mixer (uncredited)
Jack Locke .... sound (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Peter Ellenshaw .... matte artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
L. Cave-Chinn .... location camera operator (as L. Cave Chinn)
Skeets Kelly .... camera operator
Stanley W. Sayer .... location camera operator (as Stanley Sayer)
Maurice Gillett .... supervising electrician (uncredited)
Arthur Ibbetson .... camera operator: third unit (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Muir Mathieson .... conductor: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
 
Other crew
Joan Bridge .... technicolor color consultant
Alex Bryce .... location director
Joan Davis .... continuity
Walt Disney .... presenter
Russell Lloyd .... location director
Catherine O'Brien .... unit publicist (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:All | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-12 | Iceland:10 | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:G (edited version: 1975) | USA:PG (re-rating) (1992)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Long John Silver claimed to have served with Hawke. Hawke was a naval officer best remembered for his victory over the French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Throughout the film the frizzens were often open and the flashpans exposed on the supposed flintlock pistols and muskets, but the guns fired anyway. These were obviously stage guns, but as a factual point the frizzen must be closed on the pan and there must be a poof of smoke before a flintlock gun will fire. more
Quotes:
Jim Hawkins: Everything he told us was a lie. I've been a fool, sir. more
Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
Sea Shanty more

FAQ

"Treasure Island" Remade How Many Times?
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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Great movie, 27 November 2000
9/10
Author: Dave 1 from Shrewsbury, England

This film was brilliant. It had such a great atmosphere to it, with tremendous characters even though the writer does take some liberties with the book. In spite of this though a great movie for all the family with Robert Newton brilliant as Long John Silver.

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