Strap on your pantaloons and prepare to travel with Jim Hawkins and Blind Pew to one of the most famous fictional islands in history, Treasure Island. Walt Disney's 1950 adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's swashbuckling masterpiece has held up extremely well, with action and characterisations that feel freshly minted (although it's unlikely that the Mouse of today would sanction the high level of booze flowing throughout the picture). Great fun, with nary a wasted frame and, in the character of Robert Newton's much-imitated Long John, one of cinema's most boisterously... crowd-pleasing villains ever. (Proving that you can't keep a good--er, bad man down, Newton would return with director Byron Haskins for the enjoyable sequel, Long John Silver.) Watching this classic is like having a flashback to some perfect Technicolor childhood. --Andrew Wright [show more]
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Young Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) finds himself set for adventure on the high seas when he is entrusted with a treasure map by ailing pirate Billy Bones.The map shows the location of treasure buried by Bones' former captain, Flint. Other members of Flint's crew are also after the booty, so Jim is accompanied by Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesy as they make their way by sea to the island where the treasure is hidden. However, some of Flint's crew, led by the one-legged John Silver (Robert Newton), have managed to inveigle their way aboard Jim's ship as crew members, and will stop at nothing to get their hands on the treasure.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play In this swashbuckling high-seas adventure Walt Disney has vividly brought to life Robert Louis Stevenson&39;s thrilling tale of buccaneers and buried gold - presented for the first time in it&39;s original uncut theatrical version! Authentic locales and musket-roaring action set the stage for the stouthearted heroics of young Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) and the skullduggery of that wily one-legged pirate Long John Silver Actors Bobby Driscoll Robert Newton & Basil SydneyDirector Byron HaskinCertificate Universal Suitable for AllYear 1950Screen Fullscreen 43Languages English German and French - Dolby Digital (10) MonoSubtitles DutchClosed Captions YesDuration 1 hour and 32 minutes (approx)Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
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