Treasure Island (1972)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

John Hough

Writers:

Hubert Frank (writer)
Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay)

Release Date:

October 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

Based upon the story by R. L. Stevenson, the film shows Orson Welles as Long John Silver, pirate chief, who would like to find hidden treasure.

Plot Keywords:

Long John Silver | Treasure | Treasure Map | Jolly Roger | Eavesdropping

Cast

Orson Welles	...	Long John Silver
Kim Burfield	...	Jim Hawkins
Walter Slezak	...	Squire Trelawney
Rik Battaglia	...	Captain Smollett
Ángel del Pozo	...	Doctor Livesey
Lionel Stander	...	Billy Bones
Jean Lefebvre	...	Ben Gunn
Maria Rohm	...	Mrs. Hawkins
Paul Muller	...	Blind Pew
Michel Garland	...	George Merry
Aldo Sambrell	...	Israel Hands
Adolfo Thous	...	Black Dog
Alibe	...	Mrs. Silver
José Luis Chinchilla	...	Anderson
Víctor Israel	...	Morgan

Also Known As:

Die Schatzinsel (West Germany)
L'île au trésor (France)
L'isola del tesoro (Italy)
La isla del tesoro (Spain)

Runtime:

France:94 min | Germany:95 min | Spain:79 min | USA:94 min

Country:

France | Italy | Spain | UK | West Germany

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:G | Finland:K-8 | USA:G

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company:

Central Cinema Company Film (CCC)

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Though the story is set in the 1700s, both the Red ensign and the Union Flag seen in the film show the 1801 version of the Union Flag with the added red cross for Ireland.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Brunnen (2005)

European remake of the Robert Louis Stevenson pirate adventure

Again we live the roaring adventure of men against the sea. We share the struggles, the heartaches, the laughter of courageous souls who leave their houses they love to dare the wrath of the angry pirates. Upright men and greedy pirates in conflict with their destiny enacting the Robert Stevenson's most thrilling story. Jim Hawkins(Kim Burfield) encounters the map that lead to a distant island where is a buried treasure. Jim, captain Smollett(Rik Battaglia), Squire(Walter Slezak), Doctor Livesey(Angel Del Pozo) and of course a boisterous Long John Silver( a brilliant triumph by Orson Welles) journey to isle of hidden bounty.

Orson Welles who is also screenwriter hands perfectly the role as rogue pirate and gives a memorable acting, as always. Delightful performance by Jean Lefebre as Ben Gunn, as well. At the film appear usual secondary actors in several Spaniard-Italians co-productions, such as Paul Muller, Barta Barry, Victor Israel, Jose Jaspe and Aldo Sambrell .The motion picture is middling directed by John Hough and uncredited by Andrew White. This production is powered by the great Orson Welles. Rating: Acceptable and passable.

Another renditions based on this classic novel are the following : vintage version (1934) by Victor Fleming with Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper; Disney take on (1950) by Byron Haskin with Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll and cartoon-Sci-Fi version(2002) directed by John Musker and Ron Clemens.