Treasure Island (1972 film)

Treasure Island
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Hough
Written byWolf Mankowitz
Orson Welles (as "O.W. Jeeves")
Uncredited
Bautista de la Casa
Hubert Frank
Antonio Margheriti
Gérard Vergez
Based onTreasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced byHarry Alan Towers
StarringOrson Welles
CinematographyCecilio Paniagua
Music byNatale Massara
Production
companies
Massfilms Limited
Seven Film
Eguiluz Films
Les Productions FDL
Distributed byNational General Pictures
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • West Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain

Treasure Island is a 1972 adventure film, based on the 1883 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film stars Orson Welles as Long John Silver (albeit later dubbed by a different actor), Kim Burfield as Jim Hawkins, Walter Slezak as Squire Trelawney, Rik Battaglia as Captain Smollett, and Ángel del Pozo as Doctor Livesey.[1]

This adaptation of Treasure Island was released in several different language versions, with different directors credited.

  1. ^ TREASURE ISLAND Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (Jan 1, 1973): 176.