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Treasure Island

19902h 11mAdventure · Family · TV Movie
directed by Fraser Clarke Heston

“Sail the high seas. Battle the pirates. Live the adventure.”

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Synopsis

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

Charlton Heston·Long John Silver
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
Pete Postlethwaite·George Merry
John Benfield·Black Dog