Treasure Island (1999 film)

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
	Movie poster
Directed by	Peter Rowe
Written by	Peter Rowe
Based on	Treasure Island; by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by	Pieter Kroonenburg; Julie Allan;
Starring	Jack Palance; Kevin Zegers; Patrick Bergin; Malcolm Stoddard; David Robb; Cody Palance; Dermot Keaney;
Cinematography	Marc Charlebois
Edited by	Ion Webster
Music by	Neil Smolar
Distributed by	Columbia TriStar
Release date	January 8, 1999;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver.^[1]

Premise

The narrative takes place in 1759 and diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim, a 13-year old boy, out of his rightful share of the treasure. Jim then teams up with Silver; Smollett, Trelawney, and Livesey are killed; and Jim, Silver, and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure.

Cast

Jack Palance as Long John Silver
Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins
Christopher Benjamin as Squire Trelawney
Malcolm Stoddard as Captain Smollett
David Robb as Doctor Livesey
Patrick Bergin as Billy Bones
Cody Palance as Blind Pew
Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
Al Hunter Ashton as George Merry
Philip Whitchurch as Black Dog

Production

The film was shot in various locations on the Isle of Man, and distributed by Columbia TriStar and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the tall ship Earl of Pembroke.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Jack Palance filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
^ "Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
^ Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). Treasure Island (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.