Treasure Island
Seen it?1972 | 94 min | Adventure, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved The Goonies or Peter Pan, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure, in this short adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 16K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Hough, Andrea Bianchi, Antonio Margheriti
- Orson WellesLong John Silver
- Kim BurfieldJim Hawkins
- Walter SlezakSquire Trelawney
- Ángel del PozoDoctor Livesey
- Rik BattagliaCaptain Smollett
- Lionel StanderBilly Bones
- Maria RohmMrs. Hawkins
- Paul MüllerBlind Pew
- Jean LefebvreBen Gunn
- Michel GarlandGeorge Merry