The treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver.
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Byron Haskin
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Title: Treasure Island (1950)
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Cast
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| Bobby Driscoll | ... | Jim Hawkins | |
| Robert Newton | ... | Long John Silver | |
| Basil Sydney | ... | Captain Smollett | |
| Walter Fitzgerald | ... | Squire Trelawney | |
| Denis O'Dea | ... | Dr. Livesy | |
| Finlay Currie | ... | Capt. Billy Bones | |
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Ralph Truman | ... | George Merry |
| Geoffrey Keen | ... | Israel Hands | |
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Geoffrey Wilkinson | ... | Ben Gunn |
| John Laurie | ... | Blind Pew | |
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Francis De Wolff | ... | Black Dog |
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David Davies | ... | Mr. Arrow |
| John Gregson | ... | Redruth | |
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Andrew Blackett | ... | Gray |
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William Devlin | ... | Morgan |
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Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver. Written by Patchy Groundfog <strat@ix.netcom.com>
Plot Keywords:
treasure map | sailing ship | treasure hunt | based on novel | child uses a gun |Taglines:
a young cabin boy, a roguish buccaneer...match wits in a swashbuckling adventure!Parents Guide:
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Jim Hawkins: Liar! You let go of me!
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Billy Bones tells Jim not to 'peach' on him. 'Peach' is a shortening of 'appeach' meaning 'to inform on'. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
Long John Silver: Now, then, matey, don't ye take it so hard? Why, 'tis lucky you came along, or Ol' John here, he'd have nothing to bargain with. But that don't mean I'd harm a hair o' your little head.Jim Hawkins: Liar! You let go of me!
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Alternate Versions
The 1975 re-release had some violent scenes removed in order to qualify for a G rating. These scenes were restored in the 1992 video release, and was re-rated PG (yet early copies of the 1992 VHS still sported a G rating on the packaging). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 July 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island See more »Edit
Box Office
Gross USA:
$4,087,500Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$4,419,657Company Credits
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I saw this film as a child and enjoyed it, but when I watched it again tonight with my children, I absolutely loved it. My two oldest daughters are big fans of "Pirates of the Caribbean." They immediately recognized Robert Newton's brilliant performance as Long John Silver as the inspiration for Geoffrey Rush's equally delightful turn as Captain Barbossa fifty years later. Newton steals the show with his characterization of the famous pirate, yet does so without distracting one from the story.
A half century has not robbed this film of any of its charm; it remains one of the great pirate films of all time. Grab a bowl of popcorn and fire up your DVD player. Treasure Island is the real thing!