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Treasure Island
“Sail the high seas. Battle the pirates. Live the adventure.”
6.6 / 10• 1990• 2h 11m•G• English
AdventureFamilyTV Movie
Storyline
Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.
Cast & Crew
Charlton Heston
Long John Silver
Lead
Christian Bale
Jim Hawkins
Oliver Reed
Billy Bones
Christopher Lee
Blind Pew
Richard Johnson
Squire Trelawney
Julian Glover
Dr. Livesey
Isla Blair
Mrs. Hawkins
James Cosmo
Redruth
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fraser Clarke Heston's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Treasure Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
