Home / Treasure Island

Treasure Island

Year:

1990

Duration:

Spain:131 min | Sweden:122 min | USA:132 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Fraser Clarke Heston

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1990-01-22

Filming Locations: Clovelly, Devon, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Reed

Treasure Island

Charlton Heston

Long John Silver

Christian Bale

Jim Hawkins

Christopher Lee

Blind Pew

Richard Johnson

Squire Trelawney

Julian Glover

Dr. Livesey

Isla Blair

Mrs. Hawkins

Clive Wood

Captain Smollet

Nicholas Amer

Ben Gunn

John Abbott

Joyce

James Cosmo

Redruth

James Coyle

Morgan

Michael Halsey

Israel Hands

Michael Thoma

Hunter

Pete Postlethwaite

George Merry

Robert Putt

Job Anderson

John Benfield

Black Dog

Richard Beale

Mr. Arrow

Brett Fancy

Young Tom

Steven Mackintosh

Dick

Bill Sloan

Scarface

David Speed

Pirate (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

WILHELM SCREAM: Heard during the pirate attack on the stockade.

Share this

When sailing through the Windward Passage to Jamaica, the Bounty's crew flew the pirate flag one day for fun. However, this resulted in the Cuban navy sailing out and boarding them.

Share this

Pete Postlethwaite also appeared in Hamlet (1990) this year. His role, the Player King, was played in a subsequent Hamlet (1996) by Charlton Heston.

Share this

Goofs

Just after going ashore on "treasure island" Long John Silver engages in a knife fight with a young man named "Tom". During the fight Silver's knife blade bends against the ground in a very rubbery prop knife like way.

Share this

During the scene where Flint's men are attacking the inn, Mrs. Hawkins is carrying a candlestick... with an electric cord running from it.

Share this

When the loyals are transporting the treasure to the Hispaniola, Ben Gunn at one point is heard to say "Haul aweigh, sir!" but he is clearly seen to say something else.

Share this

Quotes

Captain Smollet, Redruth: [the crew have just fought off the attacking mutineers]

Share this

George Merry: Long John, don't you go crossing no spirit!

Share this

Morgan: I don't feel sharp. Thinking of Flint's whats done me!

Share this

Faq

Is this an accurate adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island"?

The 1990 adaption is almost a line-for-line adaption of Stevenson's book, and is widely considered the best film/TV adaption of Treasure Island ever made. There are a few tiny changes, such as Jim getting his trademark flintlock pistol from Bones' sea chest, rather than his cowardly neighbors, but overall, if you're looking for a movie version of Treasure Island that is true to the book, you won't go wrong here.

What were the ranks of each of the pirates that originally served in Flint's crew?

J. Flint - CaptainJohn Silver - QuartermasterWilliam Bones - First MateIsrael Hands - Gunner

Share this