Treasure Island

Treasure Island

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

G 1990 · 131 min · ★ 6.7 · Adventure, Family, TV Movie

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. Hispaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious island. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scallywag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Hispaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the ship.

Directed by Fraser Clarke Heston · Written by Fraser Clarke Heston

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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
Steven Mackintosh Dick
Richard Beale Mr. Arrow

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