Treasure Island (TV 2012)

Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can sucessfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried Treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver, whose true ... See full summary »

Director:

Steve Barron

Writers:

Stewart Harcourt (screenplay), Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)

Stars:

Eddie Izzard, Toby Regbo, Rupert Penry-Jones

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Izzard	...	Long John Silver
Toby Regbo	...	Jim Hawkins
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Squire Trelawney
Daniel Mays	...	Dr. Livesey
Philip Glenister	...	Captain Smollett
Donald Sutherland	...	Flint
Elijah Wood	...	Ben Gunn
Shirley Henderson	...	Meg Hawkins
Nina Sosanya	...	Alibe Silver
Geoff Bell	...	Israel Hands
Shaun Parkes	...	George Merry
David Harewood	...	Billy Bones
Keith Allen	...	Pew
Sean Gilder	...	Black Dog
Clinton Blake	...	Freddie Arrow

Storyline

Young Jim Hawkins is the only one who can sucessfully get a schooner to a legendary Island known for buried Treasure. But aboard the ship is a mysterious cook named John Silver, whose true motivation on the journey challenges Jim's trust in the entire crew.

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Ireland UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Schatzinsel

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kindle Entertainment, MNG Films, Parallel Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Ben Gunn is talking to Jim Hawkins at the blockade on the island, just before the fight, you can clearly see a fine mesh, which seems to be peeling off, on Ben Gunn's chin which is holding his beard and moustache on.

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Quotes

Long John Silver: The rumor is the map was yours too. You've not seen it?
Jim Hawkins: I don't know.
Long John Silver: It would be a large piece of paper that would look like a map.

User Reviews

Good entertainment, with some fine acting

Stevenson's Treasure Island was one of my favorite childhood books I used to read over and over again. Currently I can't remember its nuances - the plot of course I do - and I enjoyed the 2012 version. Background and costumes seems realistic and one can notice at once that it non-US movie - compared to Pirates of the Caribbean, for example.

Izzard, Regbo, Sutherland and Wood are very good, the rest are just above average - or their characters are too "simple" to make some real shine out of them. On the other hand, it is good that no one really steals the show as Depp does when portraying Jack Sparrow. Fight scenes, collusions etc are also more "medieval" here.

In short, highly recommended for those fond of historic adventures, and not seeking deep philosophy or reasoning.