Story of movie Treasure Island 1999 Film : Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver.
| Treasure Island | |
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| Directed by | Peter Rowe |
| Produced by | Pieter Kroonenburg Julie Allan |
| Written by | Robert Louis Stevenson (original novel) Peter Rowe |
| Starring | Jack Palance Kevin Zegers Patrick Bergin Malcolm Stoddard David Robb Cody Palance Dermot Keaney |
| Music by | Neil Smolar |
| Cinematography | Marc Charlebois |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
Release date | January 8, 1999 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
The narrative 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 in 1759. and so Jim then teams up with Silver. Smollett, Trelawney and Livesey are killed, and Jim, Silver and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure.
- 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
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.
Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards.
