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Geneviève Bujold
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in Anne of the Thousand Days

Born
July 1, 1942 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1954–present
Spouse(s)
Paul Almond (m. 1967–73)
Children
Matt Almond (b. 1968)
Geneviève Bujold (French pronunciation: ​[ʒən.vjɛv by.ʒɔld];[1] born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award.


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1 Life and career
2 Awards
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links

Life and career[edit]
Bujold was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Laurette (née Cavanagh) and Joseph Firmin Bujold, a bus driver.[2][3] She is of mostly French Canadian descent, with more distant Irish ancestry.[4] Bujold received a strict convent education for 12 years before entering the Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Art, where she was trained in the great classics of French theatre. She made her stage debut as Rosine in Le Barbier de Séville in 1962.
She got her first major break in 1965, while on tour with the company of the Théâtre du Rideau Vert in Paris, when French director Alain Resnais selected her for a role opposite Yves Montand in his film The War Is Over. She stayed in France to make two more films: Philippe de Broca's Le Roi de Coeur, opposite Alan Bates and Louis Malle's Le voleur, opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Upon her return to Canada, she married film director Paul Almond in 1967, and starred in three of his films: Isabel (1968), The Act of the Heart (1970) and Journey (1972), winning the Canadian Film Award for best actress for the first two. The couple divorced in 1973, but worked again together in Final Assignment (1980) and The Dance Goes On (1991), the latter featuring their son, Mathew Almond (born in 1968).
She also appeared in Michel Brault's film Entre la mer et l'eau douce (1967), and Claude Jutra's film Kamouraska (1973), based on a novel by Anne Hébert, for which she won her third Canadian Film Award for Best Actress.
Bujold appeared in a variety of roles for Canadian and U.S. television, notably for NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame in George Bernard Shaw's classics Saint Joan in 1967, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination, and Caesar and Cleopatra in 1976, opposite Sir Alec Guinness. She also appeared in Jean Anouilh's Antigone for PBS's Great Performances in 1974.
International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, opposite Richard Burton. For her performance, she won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role, and earned an Academy Award nomination in the same category. The following year, she played the role of the visionary Cassandra in Michael Cacoyannis's film version of The Trojan Women, opposite Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, and Irene Papas.
Bujold was touted to become a star, but she walked away from her contract with Universal Studios. The resulting lawsuit was settled when she agreed to appear in the 1974 disaster film Earthquake, opposite Charlton Heston, and the 1976 adventure film Swashbuckler, opposite Robert Shaw. In the ensuing years, she appeared in Obsession, opposite Cliff Robertson (1976); Another Man, Another Chance, opposite James Caan (1977); Coma, opposite Michael Douglas (1978); Monsignor, opposite Christopher Reeve (1982); and Tightrope, opposite Clint Eastwood (1984).
She formed a professional friendship with director Alan Rudolph, and appeared in three of his films: Choose Me (1984), Trouble in Mind (1985), and The Moderns (1988). She also appeared in David Cronenberg's psychological horror film Dead Ringers (1988), opposite Jeremy Irons. After a long absence from Québec, she returned to appear in two films directed by Michel Brault; Les noces de papier (1989) and Mon amie Max (1994). A few years later she was back to Quebec once again to play the role of Madame Lasalle in La Turbulence des fluides (2002), directed by Manon Briand.
In 1994 Bujold was chosen to play Captain Janeway, lead character in the ensemble cast of the American television series Star Trek: Voyager. However, she dropped out after filming just a few scenes of the first episode, citing the lengthy work schedule for a TV series and her unwillingness to do news interviews. The producers subsequently hired TV veteran Kate Mulgrew for the role.[5]
Bujold continues to work, primarily in small-budget films with independent production companies.
Awards[edit]
1967 – Prix Suzanne Bianchetti for most promising young actress in Le voleur
1968 – Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in Isabel
1969 – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Anne of the Thousand Days
1970 – Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in The Act of the Heart
1973 – Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in Kamouraska
1979 – Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress in Murder by Decree
1988 – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in Dead Ringers and The Moderns
1990 – Prix Gémeaux for Best Actress in Les noces de papier
Filmography[edit]
1956: Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut
1963: Ti-Jean caribou
1963: Amanita Pestilens as Sophie Martin
1964: La fleur de l'âge, ou Les adolescentes
1964: La terre à boire
1964: La fin des étés
1965: Geneviève
1966: The War Is Over
1966: King of Hearts
1967: Le voleur
1967: Entre la mer et l'eau douce
1968: Isabel as Isabel
1969: Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn
1970: The Act of the Heart
1971: The Trojan Women
1972: Journey
1973: Kamouraska
1974: Earthquake
1975: L'Incorrigible
1976: Swashbuckler
1976: Obsession
1976: Alex & the Gypsy
1977: Un autre homme, une autre chance
1978: Coma
1979: Murder by Decree
1980: The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980: Final Assignment
1981: Mistress of Paradise
1982: Monsignor
 1984: Tightrope
1984: Choose Me
1985: Trouble in Mind
1988: The Moderns
1988: Dead Ringers
1989: Red Earth, White Earth
1989: Les noces de papier as Claire
1991: Rue du Bac
1992: The Dance Goes On
1992: Oh, What a Night
1993: An Ambush of Ghosts
1994: Mon amie Max
1996: The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996: Dead Innocent
1997: The House of Yes
1998: Last Night
1999: Eye of the Beholder as Dr. Jeanne Brault
2001: Alex in Wonder
2002: La Turbulence des fluides
2003: Jericho Mansions
2003: Finding Home
2005: Mon petit doigt m'a dit...
2006: Disappearances
2007: Downtown: A Street Tale as Aimee
2009: The Trotsky
2012: Still Mine as Irene Morrison
2013: Northern Borders as Abiah Kittredge
2013: The Legend of Sarila

References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Ms. Bujold pronounces her own name in an interview from 1967 at 1:00 minutes
2.Jump up ^ Genevieve Bujold Biography (1942-)
3.Jump up ^ Geneviève Bujold
4.Jump up ^ Bell, Joseph N. (1970-06-19). "She Didn't Really Enjoy Anne The First Time". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
5.Jump up ^ Meisler, Andy (1994-09-15). "Real 'Star Trek' Drama: Enlisting New Skipper". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
External links[edit]
Geneviève Bujold at the Internet Movie Database
The Canadian Film Encyclopedia


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Nate and Hayes / Savage Islands
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Directed by
Ferdinand Fairfax
Produced by
Lloyd Phillips, Rob Whitehouse
Written by
John Hughes, David Odell
Starring
Tommy Lee Jones
Michael O'Keefe
Jenny Seagrove
Max Phipps
Grant Tilly
Bruce Allpress
Music by
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Tony Imi
Edited by
John Shirley
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)
18 November 1983
Running time
96 Minutes
Country
United States
New Zealand
Fiji
Box office
$1,963,756 (domestic)
Nate and Hayes, also known as Savage Islands (UK title), is a 1983 swashbuckling adventure film set in the South Pacific in the late 19th century. Directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and filmed on location in Fiji and New Zealand, it starred Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe and Jenny Seagrove.
This was one of many early 1980s films designed to capitalize on the popularity of Lucas and Spielberg's hero, Indiana Jones, but Nate and Hayes was a flop at the box office. This contributed to the long held belief in Hollywood that pirate swashbucklers were box office poison, a belief not laid to rest until the 2003 release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Sir Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop said Savage Islands kick-started the New Zealand filmmaking boom of the 1980s.[1]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Releases
3 Influence
4 Taglines
5 Bully Hayes
6 External links
7 References

Plot[edit]
The film tells the story of missionary Nathaniel "Nate" Williamsen (O'Keefe), taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie (Seagrove). Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes (Jones), who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease (Max Phipps) "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her. The plot is essentially a set-up for a rousing series of Indiana Jones style action set pieces, including a sequence on a suspension bridge which greatly resembles the climax of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, though Nate and Hayes was released a year earlier.
Releases[edit]
The film has a small but very loyal fanbase which seems to have encouraged the release of the film on Region 1 and Region 2 DVD, in June and November 2006 respectively.
Influence[edit]
Nate and Hayes inspired Lawrence Watt-Evans to write the 1992 novella "The Final Folly of Captain Dancy".[2]
Taglines[edit]
1984 VHS Tagline: He's a scoundrel... A hero... A lover of danger and the last of the adventurers... This is the story of Bully Hayes!
2006 DVD Tagline: Partners in Piracy. Rivals in Romance. Allies in Adventure.
Bully Hayes[edit]
Tommy Lee Jones' character was based on a real-life pirate. Bully Hayes was active in the South Pacific during the mid 19th century, until his murder in 1877.
External links[edit]

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Nate and Hayes at the Internet Movie Database
Review at DVD Savant
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Oscar-winning Kiwi producer dies". 3 News NZ. January 28, 2013.
2.Jump up ^ The Final Folly of Captain Dancy: How I Came to Write "The Final Folly of Captain Dancy" at Watt-Evans.com; by Lawrence Watt-Evans; published December 2008; retrieved June 4, 2013


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Swashbuckler (film)
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Swashbuckler
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Directed by
James Goldstone
Produced by
Elliott Kastner
Jennings Lang
William S. Gilmore
Written by
Paul Wheeler
Screenplay by
Jeffery Bloom
Starring
Robert Shaw
James Earl Jones
Peter Boyle
Geneviève Bujold
Beau Bridges
Geoffrey Holder
Music by
John Addison
Cinematography
Philip H. Lathrop
Edited by
Edward A. Biery
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date(s)
July 29, 1976
Running time
101 min.
Country
USA
Language
English
Swashbuckler is a romantic adventure film produced in the U.S. by Universal Studios and released in 1976. The film is based on the story “The Scarlet Buccaneer”, written by Paul Wheeler and adapted for the screen by Jeffery Bloom. It was directed by James Goldstone and was rated PG.


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2 Cast
3 Production
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
In Jamaica in 1718, a band of pirates led by Captain “Red” Ned Lynch oppose a greedy overlord, the evil Lord Durant. Durant has ruthlessly imprisoned his Lord High Justice and mercilessly evicted the judge's wife and daughter. The daughter, Jane Barnet, attempts a rescue with Lynch’s help.
Cast[edit]
(in order of credits)
Robert Shaw as Captain "Red" Ned Lynch
James Earl Jones as Nick Debrett
Peter Boyle as Lord Durant
Geneviève Bujold as Jane Barnet
Beau Bridges as Major Folly
Geoffrey Holder as Cudjo Quadrill
Avery Schreiber as Pulaski
Tom Clancy as Mr. Moonbeam
Anjelica Huston as Woman of Dark Visage
Bernard Behrens as Sir James Barnet
Dorothy Tristan as Alice
Mark Baker as Lute player
Kip Niven as Willard Culverwell
Tom Fitzsimmons as Corporal
Louisa Horton as Lady Barnet
Sid Haig as Bald pirate
Robert Ruth as Bearded pirate
Bob Morgan as Peg Legged Pirate (as Robert Morgan)
Production[edit]
The working title for the film was Swashbuckler, which was changed during production to The Blarney Cock.[1] Before release, the title was reverted to Swashbuckler.
The film was shot in Mexico and on the galleon Golden Hinde, a replica of the Golden Hinde captained by Francis Drake from 1577 to 1580. In the film it was called the Blarney Cock and actually received a movie credit. According to the Special Feature section of the DVD, it was the only pirate movie filmed aboard an actual ship of that era.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ A Reel-Life Swashbuckler. Kilday, Gregg. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 04 Jan 1976: j1.
External links[edit]
Swashbuckler on The Internet Movie Database.
Golden Hinde on The Internet Movie Database.


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Pirates (1986 film)
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Pirates
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Directed by
Roman Polanski
Produced by
Tarak Ben Ammar
Written by
Gérard Brach
 John Brownjohn
 Roman Polanski
Starring
Walter Matthau
 Cris Campion
Charlotte Lewis
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Damien Thomas
Music by
Philippe Sarde
Cinematography
Witold Sobocinski
Edited by
Hervé de Luze
Production
   company
Cathargo Films
 Accent-Cominco
Distributed by
Cannon Film Distributing (US)
Release date(s)
8 May 1986 (Cannes)
18 July 1986 (United States)

Running time
112 minutes[1]
Country
France
 Tunisia
Language
English
 French
 Spanish
Budget
$40 million[2]
Box office
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 $6,341,825 (Worldwide)[3]
Pirates is a 1986 Franco-Tunisian adventure comedy film written by Gérard Brach, John Brownjohn, and Roman Polanski and directed by Polanski. It was screened out of competition at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.[4]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release and reception
5 Accusations against Roman Polanski
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

Plot[edit]
Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red and his first mate, Frog, are stranded aboard a raft at sea. Close to death from starvation and dehydration, Red tries to kill and eat Frog, but they are rescued by a Spanish galleon and are forced into slavery. Red inspires the slaves to mutiny and takes control of the vessel. Frog falls in love with the niece of a Spanish colonial governor, and unsuccessfully romances her. Red covets a golden throne that the Spanish have taken from an Aztec king. Through several adventures, Red recruits a crew of cutthroats to steal the throne. Despite their efforts, Red and Frog are ultimately stranded on a raft again, where Red sits on his golden throne and urges Frog to "fatten up".
Cast[edit]
Walter Matthau as Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red
Cris Campion as Jean-Baptiste/The Frog
Charlotte Lewis as María-Dolores de la Jenya de la Calde
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Moonhead
Damien Thomas as Don Alfonso de Salamanca de la Torre
Olu Jacobs as Boomako
Ferdy Mayne as Captain Linares
David Kelly as Surgeon
Anthony Peck, Anthony Dawson, Richard Dieux, and Jacques Maury as Spanish officers
Jose Santamaria as Master at Arms
Robert Dorning as Commander of Marines
Luc Jamati as Pepito Gonzalez
Emilio Fernández as Angelito
Wladislaw Komar as Jesus
Production[edit]
Riding on the success of the highly acclaimed Chinatown, Roman Polanski began to write a screenplay for a swashbuckling adventure film called Pirates. Originally, Polanski intended for Jack Nicholson to play the central role of Captain Thomas Bartholomew Red, a grizzled old pirate, but complications arose partially due to the enormous fees Nicholson was demanding (according to Polanski, when Nicholson was asked what exactly he wanted, he replied, "I want more.") Following this, the production was delayed for a number of years when Polanski was arrested in California on a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, after which he fled the United States to avoid sentencing. Production restarted later in Paris, this time with a different production company, Cathargo Films, and a new producer, Tarak Ben Ammar. The role of Captain Red went to Walter Matthau and the film finally came out in 1986, 12 years after it was first conceived.
A full scale galleon was built for the film in a shipyard in the port of Port El Kantaoui situated at the city of Sousse, Tunisia, adjacent to the Tarak Ben Ammar Studios, which had been constructed exclusively for this production. An accurate replica above the waterline, but sporting a steel hull and a 400 HP auxiliary engine, the "Neptune" was and still is entered into the Tunisian naval register and is currently a tourist attraction in the port of Genoa, where its interior can be visited for a 5 euro entry fee.[5]
Release and reception[edit]
The film's original estimated budget, while Polanski was aligned with Paramount on the picture, was $15 million, but the final budget is estimated to have been US$40 million. The reported gross box office revenues in the United States was $1.64 million[2] and $6.3 million worldwide.[3] Despite the film's financial failure, it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
Accusations against Roman Polanski[edit]
On May 14, 2010, actress Charlotte Lewis and her attorney Gloria Allred accused director Roman Polanski of predatory sexual conduct against her when she was 16 years old, claiming that Polanski insisted that she sleep with him in return for casting her in Pirates. However, this accusation contradicts earlier accounts she had given of her relationship with Polanski.[6][7]
See also[edit]
List of biggest box office bombs
Cutthroat Island
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "PIRATES (PG)". British Board of Film Classification. 1986-10-03. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
2.^ Jump up to: a b c Pirates at Box Office Mojo
3.^ Jump up to: a b "Pirates - Box Office Data, DVD Sales, Movie News, Cast Information - The Numbers". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
4.Jump up ^ "Festival de Cannes: Pirates". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
5.Jump up ^ http://www.foto.genova.it/z04cGaleone.htm (in Italian, with pictures)
6.Jump up ^ New Victim Accuses Roman Polanski of 'Sexual Abuse', http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Media/victim-accuses-roman-polanski-sexual-abuse/story?id=10649953&page=1, ABC News, By RUSSELL GOLDMAN, 14-05-2010
7.Jump up ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1278722/I-forgive-Polanski-Im-telling-truth-Roman-knows-Actress-Charlotte-Lewis-claims-abused-director-16.html
Roman by Roman Polanski
External links[edit]
 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pirates (movie).
Pirates at the Internet Movie Database
Pirates at AllMovie
Pirates at Box Office Mojo
Neptune - photo of the galleon built for the film Pirates, now in Genoa.


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Cutthroat Island
Cutthroat Island
Super NES cover art
Developer(s) Software Creations
Publisher(s) Acclaim Entertainment
Platform(s) Game Boy
Game Gear
Mega Drive/Genesis
SNES
Release date(s) 1995
Genre(s) Platform (Adventure)
Mode(s) Single player
2-player cooperative
Cutthroat Island is a 1995 action/adventure platform video game that was released for various consoles. When the game was first released, it featured a promotion by which players could find hidden treasure chests in the game and enter a contest to win real world prizes.
Gameplay[edit]
Based on the feature film of the same name Cutthroat Island the game casts players in the role of renegade treasure hunters. The player is able to choose between two characters: Morgan Adams, a female character who wields a rapier; or William Shaw, a buccaneer who is armed with a sword. The game features single player and two player action mode. During single player mode, the player's character must battle through 10 levels, encountering various foes such as pirates, redcoats and harbour masters. The game features two different gameplay styles to choose from: Swordplay and Brawling. In addition to all the swordplay, level two requires players to flee from prison guards in a quarry cart, and level five puts player atop a runaway horse-drawn carriage. As the player progresses through the game several items such as knives, bombs, bottles, torches, hammers, pistols, and other weapons are collectable.
Plot[edit]
In 1619 a pirate cutter, the Sea Devil, captured a Spanish cargo ship called Santa Susanna. Before reaching its destination the Sea Devil was caught in a storm and wrecked on the uncharted Cutthroat Island. Only one member of the crew managed to get off of the island alive, Fingers Adams. Before dying he made a map and tore it into three pieces which he gave to his legitimate heirs.
In year 1688, as the pirate Morgan Adams who currently has one piece of the map, you have begun a quest for the other pieces of the map in hopes of eventually finding the treasure. Already a wanted woman, Morgan will need to fight the law as well as those who hold the pieces of the map.
External links[edit]
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Cutthroat Island (soundtrack)
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Cutthroat Island

Studio album by John Debney

Released
1995
Genre
Soundtrack
Label
Silva Screen FILMCD 178
Producer
John Debney
John Debney chronology

Houseguest
 1995 Cutthroat Island
 1995 Sudden Death
 1995

The score for the pirate film Cutthroat Island was composed by John Debney.
The music was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, with choral contributions by the London Voices and was conducted by David Snell.
Although the actual film was a commercial disaster, the score has been praised for its style, reminiscent of the Golden Age Hollywood swashbuckling scores by Erich Wolfgang Korngold,.[1][2][3][4][5] It has been noted as one of Debney's greatest compositions, alongside The Passion of the Christ. The score used traditional orchestration backed with choir, a practice Debney considered necessary to avoid the music's sounding "too old fashioned".[6]
Particularly, conservative critics have considered this score as one of the best in the genre, unlike the music from Pirates of the Caribbean, which relied heavily in synthesizers and modern action score conventions [1]
1995 release[edit]
Two CDs were released with the score in 1995, one of them by Silva studios,[7] and another by Nu.Millenia Records.[8] Both releases have the same tracks.

Track listing

No.
Title
Length

1. "Main Title : Morgan's Ride"   4:38
2. "Carriage Chase"   7:20
3. "The Language of Romance"   2:39
4. "Setting Sail"   1:03
5. "To the Bottom of the Sea"   2:43
6. "Morgan Takes the Ship"   4:30
7. "The Funeral"   1:30
8. "The Rescue"   3:41
9. "Discovery of the Treasure"   2:19
10. "The Big Jump"   2:38
11. "The Storm Begins"   2:33
12. "Morgan Captured/Sword Fight"   5:23
13. "Shaw Steals the Map"   3:30
14. "Escape from Mordechai's"   2:09
15. "Charting the Course"   2:19
16. "First Kiss"   1:54
17. "The Battle"   6:29
18. "Dawg's Demise/The Triumph"   3:31
19. "It's Only Gold/End Credits"   9:42
2007 expanded edition[edit]
In 2007, Prometheus released a two disc special extended edition, which added 40 cues that were left out of the previous soundtracks or were not used in the film.[3] Disc One

Track listing

No.
Title
Length

1. "Main Title : Morgan's Ride"   4:38
2. "The Rescue/Morgan Saves Harry"   3:41
3. "Purcell Snatcher" (composed by Brad Dechter) 2:58
4. "Shaw is Caught"   1:15
5. "The Funeral"   1:29
6. "Morgan in Command"   2:51
7. "The Language of Romance"   2:40
8. "A Lady Scorned"   1:38
9. "Carriage Chase"   7:21
10. "Ainclee Plots/To Spittelfield"   3:46
11. "Uncle Mordechai"   2:02
12. "Morgan Captured/Sword Fight"   5:23
13. "Escape from Mordechai's"   2:09
14. "Setting Sail"   1:03
15. "Charting the Course"   2:19
16. "First Kiss/Love Scene/Dawg's Plan"   3:12
17. "Shaw Discovers the Location"   2:04
18. "Betrayal"   2:46
19. "The Storm Begins"   2:33
20. "To the Bottom of the Sea"   2:43
21. "The Island"   3:41
22. "Shaw Steals the Map"   3:30
23. "Discovery of the Cave"   4:39
24. "Discovery of the Treasure"   2:19
Disc Two

Track listing

No.
Title
Length

1. "The Wedding Waltz" (Composer unknown, orchestrated by Debney) 2:43
2. "Caught"   1:37
3. "The Rope"   2:17
4. "Morgan and Shaw Jump the Cliff/The Big Jump"   2:38
5. "Shaw Captured"   2:32
6. "Morgan Takes the Ship"   4:30
7. "The Hangman's Noose"   3:56
8. "The Battle/To Dawg's Ship/Morgan Battles Dawg/Dawg's Demise/The Triumph"   17:52
9. "It's Only Gold/End Credits"   9:33
10. "Main Title/Morgan's Ride (Without Choir)"   4:48
11. "Carriage Chase (Alternate Version)"   7:21
12. "First Kiss (Album Edit)"   1:54
13. "Dawg's Demise/The Triumph (Without Choir)"   3:31
14. "Morgan's Ride & The Rescue (Original Synth Demo)"   7:25
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Cutthroat Island soundtrack review at Filmtracks.com
2.Jump up ^ http://www.scorereviews.com/reviews/review.aspx?id=120
3.^ Jump up to: a b Other reviews by Mike Brennan (May 12, 2005). "Soundtrack: CutThroat Island (2005)". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
4.Jump up ^ [1][dead link]
5.Jump up ^ [2][dead link]
6.Jump up ^ Notes by John Debney from the 1995 Silva album
7.Jump up ^ "Soundtrack: Cutthroat Island (1995)". Soundtrack.Net. January 17, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
8.Jump up ^ "Soundtrack: Cutthroat Island (1995)". Soundtrack.Net. January 17, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
 


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Cutthroat Island
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Cutthroat Island
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Theatrical poster by Drew Struzan

Directed by
Renny Harlin
Produced by
Renny Harlin
Laurence Mark
Joel B. Michaels
 James Gorman
Screenplay by
Robert King
Marc Norman
Story by
Michael Frost Beckner
 James Gorman
 Bruce A. Evans
 Raynold Gideon
Starring
Geena Davis
Matthew Modine
Frank Langella
Maury Chaykin
Patrick Malahide
Stan Shaw
 and Harris Yulin
 as 'Black Harry'
Music by
John Debney
Cinematography
Peter Levy
Edited by
Derek Brechin
 Florent Retz
Frank J. Urioste
Ralph E. Winters
Production
   company
Carolco Pictures[1]
Canal+
Laurence Mark Productions
Tele-Communications, Inc.
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)
 AMLF (France)
Release date(s)
December 22, 1995 (US)
February 14, 1996 (France)
April 25, 1996 (Germany)

Running time
124 minutes[2]
Country
United Kingdom
United States
 France
 Italy
 Germany
Language
English
Budget
$98 million[3]
Box office
$10,017,322[3]
Cutthroat Island is a 1995 romantic comedy action adventure film directed by Renny Harlin. The film stars Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella.[4] The film, having endured a notoriously troubled and chaotic production involving multiple rewrites and recasts, received mixed reviews from critics and was a tremendous box office bomb. It was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest box office flop of all time.[5]
It was the last film Carolco Pictures produced before it went bankrupt.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release and reception 4.1 Aftermath and legacy
4.2 Music
5 Video game
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links

Plot[edit]
In 1668 Jamaica, Morgan Adams hunts down her uncle and fellow pirate Dawg Brown, who has captured her father, Black Harry. Black Harry has one of three pieces of a map to a huge stash of gold on the remote Cutthroat Island. Dawg has another piece, having stolen it from the corpse of a third brother, Richard, while a fourth brother, Mordechai, has the last piece. Harry refuses to give Dawg his piece and escapes with Morgan's help, but not before being mortally wounded. A dying Harry reveals to his daughter the location of the map piece: on his scalp.
After scalping her dead father for the piece, Morgan, now the captain of her father's ship, the Morning Star, sets out for the treasure. Unfortunately, the instructions appear to be in Latin, which no one on board reads. So, they go to nearby Port Royal to find a translator. There, they learn that one of the slaves up for auction, a con man and thief named William Shaw, is fluent in Latin. After threatening a man determined to outbid her, Morgan wins the auction. Unfortunately, she is recognized from her wanted poster and is chased out of town (which is demolished), along with her crew and Shaw. Humiliated, corrupt Governor Ainslee vows to find her, either to arrest her or form a partnership for half her profits. He enlists the help of chronicler John Reed, who often follows pirates to write his books.
The crew then goes to Mordechai in Spittlefield Harbor. Before they can learn where the second piece is, Dawg appears. A fight ensues, during which Mordechai is killed and Morgan is shot, while Shaw secretly finds the piece and keeps it to himself. After they escape on the Morning Star, Morgan collapses from her wound, but is saved by Shaw, who is a self-proclaimed doctor. The two start a romance. Morgan figures out that the words on the map, when read backwards, spell out half the coordinates to the island.
Dawg's ship, the Reaper, bears down on them. Morgan directs hers toward a coral reef...and a gale. Shaw manages to piece together the location of Cutthroat Island with his and Morgan's piece, but is caught and thrown in the brig. During the storm, Reed sends a carrier pigeon revealing their location to Ainslee. Meanwhile, the majority of the crew led by the treacherous Scully mutinies against Morgan and maroon her and those loyal to her in a boat. Fortuitously, though the boat is wrecked, the tide takes them straight to Cutthroat Island.
As Morgan goes after the treasure, Shaw, who escaped during the storm, steals the last piece from Dawg, who's on the island. Shaw falls into quicksand and Morgan, realizing he has the piece, frees him. Together, they find the gold, only for it to be stolen by Dawg, forcing them to jump off a cliff into the tide.
After regaining consciousness, Shaw finds Reed, who leads him into a trap set by Dawg, Ainslee, and the mutineers, who have joined forces and intend to split the gold between them. As Shaw is captured and they make their way out to sea with the gold, Morgan sneaks aboard the Morning Star and retakes it from Scully and the mutineers.
The crew then tries to sneak attack the Reaper, but Dawg counterattacks. A sea fight ensues, during which Shaw escapes and Ainslee is killed by cannon fire. Morgan boards the Reaper and blows out the ship's bottom to get to the gold. She then duels Dawg while Shaw gets trapped below in rapidly rising water with the treasure. Morgan kills Dawg with a cannon and saves Shaw, forced to abandon the treasure to escape the sinking ship. Luckily, Morgan uses a trick to retrieve the treasure and the newly rich crew sets sail for their next adventure in Madagascar.
Cast[edit]
Geena Davis as Morgan Adams
Matthew Modine as William Shaw
Frank Langella as Dawg Brown
Maury Chaykin as John Reed
Patrick Malahide as Ainslee
Stan Shaw as Mr. Glasspoole
Harris Yulin as "Black" Harry Adams
Rex Linn as Mr. Blair
Paul Dillon as Snelgrave
Jimmie F. Skaggs as Scully
Angus Wright as Captain Trotter
Ken Bones as Toussant
Chris Masterson as Bowen
George Murcell as Mordechai "Fingers" Adams
Production[edit]
At the time the film was produced, Geena Davis and director Renny Harlin were married. Harlin convinced producer Mario Kassar to cast Davis, who was known for light comedies, in hopes that it would turn her into an action-adventure star.
Michael Douglas originally agreed to play Shaw in Cutthroat Island under two conditions: filming had to start immediately because he was available only for a limited time, and his character had to have the same amount of screen time as Geena Davis. Douglas eventually pulled out, claiming that Davis's role was expanded at his character's expense. Davis wanted to quit when Douglas did, but she was contractually obligated to finish the film. After Douglas quit, Harlin was so preoccupied with trying to find a male lead that set construction and script work were done without his input. Harlin didn't like what he saw when shooting was set to begin, leading to massive expensive rebuilding and rewriting.
Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Liam Neeson, Jeff Bridges, Ralph Fiennes, Charlie Sheen, and Michael Keaton all turned down the role of Shaw, before Matthew Modine agreed to do the role, partly because he is an experienced fencer. Oliver Reed was originally cast for a cameo as Mordechai Fingers, but was fired after getting in a bar fight and threatening to expose himself to Davis. George Murcell eventually took his place.[6]
Release and reception[edit]
Cutthroat Island had a total cost of $98 million (though some put the figure as high as $115 million)[7] and the total U.S. gross was $10,017,322.[3] In 2014, the LA Times listed the film as one of the most expensive box office flops of all time.[8] It may have been a contributing factor to the demise of the film's production company, Carolco Pictures, and of Davis as a bankable star. It debuted at #13 at the US box office.[9] The film has a 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 38 reviews.
Harlin was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for his work on the film, but lost to Paul Verhoeven for Showgirls (another film made by Carolco).
Aftermath and legacy[edit]
In a radio interview in 2011, director Harlin discussed the film's box-office failure. He pointed out that Carolco was already in ruin before Cutthroat Island even began shooting, but had to make the film since financing from foreign investors was already in place. MGM, the film's distributor, was in the process of being sold and thus could not devote itself into financing a marketing campaign for the film.[10] Carolco filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a month before Cutthroat Island's release.[11]
The abject disaster of Cutthroat Island is also credited with significantly reducing the bankability and Hollywood production of pirate-themed films, which recovered only with the production of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003.[12]
Music[edit]
See also: Cutthroat Island (soundtrack)
By contrast, the film's swashbuckling orchestral score by composer John Debney has been critically acclaimed, and compared with the classic works of Erich Wolfgang Korngold.[13][14][15] [16]
Video game[edit]
Main article: Cutthroat Island (video game)
A side-scrolling beat-em up was made by Acclaim, and released for the major platforms of the time (such as the Super NES, Sega Genesis and Game Boy) to tie-in with the film. It loosely follows the events of the film.
See also[edit]

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Pirates - made in 1986, another high-profile pirate film that was not a major success. It was directed by Roman Polanski.
Swashbuckler - a 1976 pirate film, featuring an all-star cast, with Robert Shaw, Peter Boyle, James Earl Jones, Beau Bridges and Geneviève Bujold. It was directed by James Goldstone, and released by Universal.
Nate and Hayes - a 1983 film starring Tommy Lee Jones as 19th century Pacific pirate Bully Hayes.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Brennan, Judy (August 20, 1995). "High Risk for This Pirate Cargo". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
2.Jump up ^ "CUTTHROAT ISLAND (PG) (!)". British Board of Film Classification. 1996-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
3.^ Jump up to: a b c "Cutthroat Island". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
4.Jump up ^ Brennan, Judy (December 21, 2005). "Troubled Route to Pirate Epic 'Cutthroat'; Movies: As the swashbuckling adventure starring Geena Davis, directed by her husband, Renny Harlin, opens this weekend, financial woes surround its release.". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
5.Jump up ^ "Guinness World Records (archive.org)". Guinness World Records. 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
6.Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112760/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv
7.Jump up ^ http://business.time.com/2012/03/21/the-top-ten-biggest-money-losing-movies-of-all-time/slide/cutthroat-island/
8.Jump up ^ Eller, Claudia,"The costliest box office flops of all time", Los Angeles Times (January 15, 2014)
9.Jump up ^ "It's a Big Sigh of Relief for 'Exhale' : Box office: Whitney Houston film opens strongly and could take in $11 million or more for the four-day weekend. 'Nixon' and 'Cutthroat Island' perform poorly.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
10.Jump up ^ The Business. "Action Director Renny Harlin" (radio interview). KCRW, Santa Monica, California. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
11.Jump up ^ Business, Bloomberg (1995-11-11). "COMPANY NEWS;CAROLCO PICTURES FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION". New York Times.
12.Jump up ^ Kauffman, Jeffery (August 11, 2009). "Cutthroat Island (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
13.Jump up ^ "Cutthroat Island (John Debney)". Filmtracks. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
14.Jump up ^ "Cutthroat Island (John Debney) soundtrack review". Scorereviews.com. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
15.Jump up ^ Other reviews by Mike Brennan (2005-05-12). "SoundtrackNet : CutThroat Island Soundtrack". Soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
16.Jump up ^ "Movie Music UK - Cutthroat Island – John Debney". Moviemusicuk.us. Archived from the original on 2010-11-07. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
Further reading[edit]
Parish, James Robert (2006). Fiasco - A History of Hollywood’s Iconic Flops. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 359 pages. ISBN 978-0-471-69159-4.
External links[edit]
Cutthroat Island at the Internet Movie Database
Cutthroat Island at the TCM Movie Database
Cutthroat Island at Box Office Mojo
Cutthroat Island at Rotten Tomatoes


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Geneviève Bujold
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in Anne of the Thousand Days

Born
July 1, 1942 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1954–present
Spouse(s)
Paul Almond (m. 1967–73)
Children
Matt Almond (b. 1968)
Geneviève Bujold (French pronunciation: ​[ʒən.vjɛv by.ʒɔld];[1] born July 1, 1942) is a Canadian actress best known for her portrayal of Anne Boleyn in the 1969 film Anne of the Thousand Days, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for best actress and was nominated for an Academy Award.


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1 Life and career
2 Awards
3 Filmography
4 References
5 External links

Life and career[edit]
Bujold was born in Montreal, Quebec, the daughter of Laurette (née Cavanagh) and Joseph Firmin Bujold, a bus driver.[2][3] She is of mostly French Canadian descent, with more distant Irish ancestry.[4] Bujold received a strict convent education for 12 years before entering the Montreal's Conservatory of Dramatic Art, where she was trained in the great classics of French theatre. She made her stage debut as Rosine in Le Barbier de Séville in 1962.
She got her first major break in 1965, while on tour with the company of the Théâtre du Rideau Vert in Paris, when French director Alain Resnais selected her for a role opposite Yves Montand in his film The War Is Over. She stayed in France to make two more films: Philippe de Broca's Le Roi de Coeur, opposite Alan Bates and Louis Malle's Le voleur, opposite Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Upon her return to Canada, she married film director Paul Almond in 1967, and starred in three of his films: Isabel (1968), The Act of the Heart (1970) and Journey (1972), winning the Canadian Film Award for best actress for the first two. The couple divorced in 1973, but worked again together in Final Assignment (1980) and The Dance Goes On (1991), the latter featuring their son, Mathew Almond (born in 1968).
She also appeared in Michel Brault's film Entre la mer et l'eau douce (1967), and Claude Jutra's film Kamouraska (1973), based on a novel by Anne Hébert, for which she won her third Canadian Film Award for Best Actress.
Bujold appeared in a variety of roles for Canadian and U.S. television, notably for NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame in George Bernard Shaw's classics Saint Joan in 1967, which earned her an Emmy Award nomination, and Caesar and Cleopatra in 1976, opposite Sir Alec Guinness. She also appeared in Jean Anouilh's Antigone for PBS's Great Performances in 1974.
International recognition came in 1969, when she starred as Anne Boleyn in Charles Jarrott's film Anne of the Thousand Days, opposite Richard Burton. For her performance, she won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actress in a Leading Role, and earned an Academy Award nomination in the same category. The following year, she played the role of the visionary Cassandra in Michael Cacoyannis's film version of The Trojan Women, opposite Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, and Irene Papas.
Bujold was touted to become a star, but she walked away from her contract with Universal Studios. The resulting lawsuit was settled when she agreed to appear in the 1974 disaster film Earthquake, opposite Charlton Heston, and the 1976 adventure film Swashbuckler, opposite Robert Shaw. In the ensuing years, she appeared in Obsession, opposite Cliff Robertson (1976); Another Man, Another Chance, opposite James Caan (1977); Coma, opposite Michael Douglas (1978); Monsignor, opposite Christopher Reeve (1982); and Tightrope, opposite Clint Eastwood (1984).
She formed a professional friendship with director Alan Rudolph, and appeared in three of his films: Choose Me (1984), Trouble in Mind (1985), and The Moderns (1988). She also appeared in David Cronenberg's psychological horror film Dead Ringers (1988), opposite Jeremy Irons. After a long absence from Québec, she returned to appear in two films directed by Michel Brault; Les noces de papier (1989) and Mon amie Max (1994). A few years later she was back to Quebec once again to play the role of Madame Lasalle in La Turbulence des fluides (2002), directed by Manon Briand.
In 1994 Bujold was chosen to play Captain Janeway, lead character in the ensemble cast of the American television series Star Trek: Voyager. However, she dropped out after filming just a few scenes of the first episode, citing the lengthy work schedule for a TV series and her unwillingness to do news interviews. The producers subsequently hired TV veteran Kate Mulgrew for the role.[5]
Bujold continues to work, primarily in small-budget films with independent production companies.
Awards[edit]
1967 – Prix Suzanne Bianchetti for most promising young actress in Le voleur
1968 – Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in Isabel
1969 – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Anne of the Thousand Days
1970 – Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in The Act of the Heart
1973 – Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in Kamouraska
1979 – Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress in Murder by Decree
1988 – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress in Dead Ringers and The Moderns
1990 – Prix Gémeaux for Best Actress in Les noces de papier
Filmography[edit]
1956: Les Belles Histoires des pays d'en haut
1963: Ti-Jean caribou
1963: Amanita Pestilens as Sophie Martin
1964: La fleur de l'âge, ou Les adolescentes
1964: La terre à boire
1964: La fin des étés
1965: Geneviève
1966: The War Is Over
1966: King of Hearts
1967: Le voleur
1967: Entre la mer et l'eau douce
1968: Isabel as Isabel
1969: Anne of the Thousand Days as Anne Boleyn
1970: The Act of the Heart
1971: The Trojan Women
1972: Journey
1973: Kamouraska
1974: Earthquake
1975: L'Incorrigible
1976: Swashbuckler
1976: Obsession
1976: Alex & the Gypsy
1977: Un autre homme, une autre chance
1978: Coma
1979: Murder by Decree
1980: The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
1980: Final Assignment
1981: Mistress of Paradise
1982: Monsignor
 1984: Tightrope
1984: Choose Me
1985: Trouble in Mind
1988: The Moderns
1988: Dead Ringers
1989: Red Earth, White Earth
1989: Les noces de papier as Claire
1991: Rue du Bac
1992: The Dance Goes On
1992: Oh, What a Night
1993: An Ambush of Ghosts
1994: Mon amie Max
1996: The Adventures of Pinocchio
1996: Dead Innocent
1997: The House of Yes
1998: Last Night
1999: Eye of the Beholder as Dr. Jeanne Brault
2001: Alex in Wonder
2002: La Turbulence des fluides
2003: Jericho Mansions
2003: Finding Home
2005: Mon petit doigt m'a dit...
2006: Disappearances
2007: Downtown: A Street Tale as Aimee
2009: The Trotsky
2012: Still Mine as Irene Morrison
2013: Northern Borders as Abiah Kittredge
2013: The Legend of Sarila

References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Ms. Bujold pronounces her own name in an interview from 1967 at 1:00 minutes
2.Jump up ^ Genevieve Bujold Biography (1942-)
3.Jump up ^ Geneviève Bujold
4.Jump up ^ Bell, Joseph N. (1970-06-19). "She Didn't Really Enjoy Anne The First Time". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
5.Jump up ^ Meisler, Andy (1994-09-15). "Real 'Star Trek' Drama: Enlisting New Skipper". The New York Times. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
External links[edit]
Geneviève Bujold at the Internet Movie Database
The Canadian Film Encyclopedia


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Return to Treasure Island (1954 film)
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Return to Treasure Island
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Directed by
Ewald André Dupont
Produced by
Jack Pollexfen (producer)
Aubrey Wisberg (producer)
Written by
Jack Pollexfen (writer)
Robert Louis Stevenson (characters)
Aubrey Wisberg (writer)
Starring
See below
Music by
Paul Sawtell
Cinematography
William Bradford
Edited by
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.
Production
   company
World Pictures
Distributed by
United Artists
Eclipse Films (2000) (USA)
BFS Video (2003) (USA)
Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA)
Release date(s)
1954
Running time
75 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Return to Treasure Island is a 1954 American film directed by Ewald André Dupont.
Cast[edit]
Tab Hunter as Clive Stone
Dawn Addams as Jamesina "Jamie" Hawkins
Porter Hall as Maximillian "Maxie" Harris
James Seay as Felix Newman
Harry Lauter as Parker
William Cottrell as Cookie
Lane Chandler as Capt. Cardigan
Henry Rowland as Williams
Dayton Lummis as Capt. Flint
Robert Long as Long John Silver
Ken Terrell as Thompson
See also[edit]
Long John Silver (film), a 1954 Australian film directed by Byron Haskin starring Robert Newton as Long John Silver
External links[edit]
Return to Treasure Island at the Internet Movie Database
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The Adventures of Long John Silver
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For other uses, see Long John Silver (disambiguation).

The Adventures of Long John Silver

Genre
Adventure
Created by
Martin Rackin
Byron Haskin
Joseph Kaufman
Robert Louis Stevenson
Written by
Martin Rackin
 Kay Keavney
Directed by
Byron Haskin
Lee Sholem
Starring
Robert Newton
Connie Gilchrist
 Kit Taylor
Country of origin
Australia
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
26
Production

Producer(s)
Joseph Kaufman
Running time
30 minutes
Production company(s)
Isola del'Oro
Treasure Island Productions
Distributor
ITV (1957) (UK)
Broadcast

Original channel
ABC
Original run
1958 – 1958
The Adventures of Long John Silver is a TV series about the Long John Silver character from Treasure Island. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before the development of Australian television.


Contents  [hide]
1 Cast and characters
2 Broadcast history
3 References
4 External links

Cast and characters[edit]
Robert Newton as Long John Silver
Connie Gilchrist as Purity Pinker
Kit Taylor as Jim Hawkins
Grant Taylor as Patch
Eric Reiman as Trip Fenner
John Brunskill as Old Stingley
Harry Hambleton as Big Eric
Newton and several of the other actors had the same roles as in the 1954 film Long John Silver, also shot in Australia.[1]
Broadcast history[edit]
The series was shown in the United States from 1956, and in the UK on ITV in 1957. It was shown in Australia on the ABC in 1958, in the afternoon Children's TV Club. It was also shown on commercial regional TV in the mid to late 70s in Australia. In 1985 the series was repeated in the United Kingdom in a Saturday afternoon slot on ITV.
For much of its international audience, the series aired after the death of its star, Robert Newton, who had died of a heart attack in Hollywood in March 1956.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p40
External links[edit]
The Adventures of Long John Silver at the Internet Movie Database
The Adventures of Long John Silver at Classic Australian Television


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The Adventures of Long John Silver (1958) ·
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Long John Silver (film)
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Long John Silver
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Directed by
Byron Haskin
Produced by
Joe Kaufmann
 Mark Evans
Written by
Martin Rackin
Based on
characters created by
 by Robert Louis Stevenson
Starring
Robert Newton
Connie Gilchrist
Rod Taylor
Music by
David Buttolph
Cinematography
Carl E. Guthrie
Edited by
Manuel del Campo
Production
   company
Treasure Island Pictures Pty. Ltd.
Distributed by
Distributors Corporation of America
Release date(s)
16 December 1954 (Australia)[1]
 17 December 1954 (UK)[2]
 21 December 1954 (USA)[3][4]
Running time
106 minutes
Country
United States
 Australia
Language
English
Budget
US$ 1,000,000 [5][6]
Long John Silver, also known as Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island, is a 1954 United States film production made in Australia about the eponymous pirate from Treasure Island, starring Robert Newton as Silver and Rod Taylor as Israel Hands.
It was shot in colour at the Pagewood Studios, Sydney, and the same company went on to make a 26 episode TV series with the same actors, called The Adventures of Long John Silver. The director, Byron Haskin, had directed Treasure Island in 1950, with Newton as Silver.
Long John Silver should not be confused with the 1954 American film, Return to Treasure Island, starring Tab Hunter and Dawn Addams.


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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Reception
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links

Plot[edit]
The movie is set some time after the events of Treasure Island. Long John Silver receives grave news from Dod Perch of a massacre by Mendoza, who had also kidnapped Governor Strong's daughter Elizabeth for ransom along with Jim Hawkins. Long John also learns of a second treasure cache on Treasure Island; the only clue to its location is a pirate medallion. Long John visits Governor Strong and his wife and proposes to deliver the ransom before they pursue Mendoza.
During the pickup of the ransom, Long John goes with Billy Bowlegs to Mendoza's ship and explains that Billy shot his two partners to hoard the ransom money for himself. Long John, invited on the ship, suggests to Mendoza that he leave Elizabeth on shore and lure the governor's warships away in order to sack the king's warehouses. As Mendoza carries out the plan, Long John finds that Jim possesses the pirate medallion indicating the second treasure's location. Mendoza begins to double cross Long John, but Long John his men to ambush and capture Mendoza along with the warehouse fortune, while Jim and Elizabeth make their escape.
Back at the governor's house, Jim is offered the chance to go back to England, but Long John has plans to take Jim with him on the second voyage to Treasure Island. Long John seizes an opportunity to charter Captain MacDougall's ship for the voyage. Long John sets off, avoiding becoming engaged to Purity Pinker, and barely escaping the alert local sentries.
Long John plots a mutiny on Captain MacDougall's ship. MacDougall discovers Long John's plan and decides to maroon Long John and his men on an island that is the secret hideout of Mendoza. Jim sets fire to Mendoza's warehouse so that Long John and his crew can capture Mendoza's ship. As Long John sails for Treasure Island, Mendoza awaits his next ship.
Once on Treasure Island, Long John and his men take shelter in the stockade from Israel Hands, who had survived Jim's shot some time ago, but is blind. Israel keeps Long John and his men trapped, killing them a few at a time. Soon, Mendoza's men arrive, and Israel offers to side with Long John in return for a passage to Cornwall and vengeance against Jim. After they flee, Mendoza burns down the stockade.
Long John follows the trail of the map to the caves where the treasure is buried. Israel tries to kill Jim, but Jim leads him to the coast, where Israel plunges to his death. As Jim heads back to the caves, he is taken by Mendoza, who is going to use him as bait to get Long John, but Long John surrenders to Mendoza, giving his men the opportunity to make a gunpowder attack, cutting down Mendoza's forces and leaving the rest marooned. Long John returns as an honorable citizen, but he and Jim ride off.
Cast[edit]
Robert Newton as Long John Silver
Kit Taylor as Jim Hawkins
Connie Gilchrist as Purity Pinker
Lloyd Berrell as Capt. Mendoza, 'El Toro'
Grant Taylor as Patch
Rod Taylor as Israel Hands (as Rodney Taylor)
Harvey Adams as Sir Henry Strong
Muriel Steinbeck as Lady Strong
Henry Gilbert as Billy Bowlegs
John Brunskill as Old Stringley
Eric Reiman as Lanky pirate
Harry Hambleton as Big Eric
Syd Chambers as Ned Shill
George Simpson-Lyttle as Capt. Asa MacDougall (as George Simpson-Little)
Duane Cahill as Mendoza pirate
Al Thomas as Mendoza pirate
Production[edit]
Walt Disney's film of Treasure Island (1950), starring Robert Newton as Long John Silver, had been very successful at the box office. Because the novel was in the public domain, producer Joseph Kaufman decided to make a sequel in which Newton reprised his role.
The film was produced by Treasure Island Pictures Pty. Ltd. The company's dominant shareholder and financier was Joseph Kaufman. The minor shareholders were director Byron Haskin, writer Martin Rackin and star Robert Newton.[7]
The producer choose Australia to film, rather than Egypt, as a number of other films had been successfully made in Australia to reduce production costs, which was a common practice in the 1950s for US and British films, as the Australian crews spoke English.[8] Part of the funding from the film came from notorious Wall Street financier Louis Wolfson. Byron Haskin alleged that producer Joseph Kaufman ran out of money during production, making shooting extremely difficult.[9] Haskin arrived in February 1954.[10]
Byron Haskin had experience working with Australians on His Majesty O'Keefe (1953) and cast several actors from that film, including Grant Taylor, Muriel Steinbeck, and Guy Doleman. Doleman was selected to play Israel Hands but refused to grow a beard and wear contact lenses which were required for the part. He dropped out and Rod Taylor stepped in instead.[11] The only actors imported were Robert Newton and Connie Gilchrist. The role of Jim Hawkins was given to Grant Taylor's son Kit.[12]
The film was shot in and around Sydney during 1954. Most of the filming was done at Pagewood Studios, where large sets were built representing a pirate ship, seaport and waterfront street. The filmmakers also constructed a galleon on a barge at Botany Bay, and filmed a sea battle between six foot model ships in Port Hacking. Other locations used included the Jenolan Caves (standing in for the caves on Treasure Island), Garie Beach, south of National Park (as the coast of Puerto Bello) and the town of Waterfall (substituting for Treasure Island).[13][14][15]
Production began on 3 May 1954[16] and shooting lasted for 63 working days.[17] Filming was complicated by the fact that it was the first movie in Australia shot in CinemaScope.[18] This was also the first movie to be shot in DeLuxe Color outside the United States. Del Campo became the second Mexican, after Joe MacDonald, to work on a CinemaScope picture.
While making the film, court proceedings were initiated against Newton in England to fulfill his debts, which resulted in his being declared bankrupt.[19]
Reception[edit]
The film was not a large success at the box office and critical reaction was poor.[20] A colour television series, The Adventures of Long John Silver, resulted nonetheless; it ran for one series of 26 episodes.
Kylie Tennant wrote a novelisation of the script.[21]
Kaufman took out an option on Pagewood Studios for two more years and announced plans to make other films in Australia including Come Away, Pearler, from the novel by Colin Simpson.[22][23] This did not eventuate.
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ "Gala Film Premiere.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 17 December 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
2.Jump up ^ "'Long John Silver' World Premiere" Sydney Morning Herald 8 December 1954 p 6.
3.Jump up ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series: Volume 9: Parts 12–13, Number 1: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January–June 1955. Washington: Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, 1955: 17. Internet Archive. Web. 28 February 2012 <http://www.archive.org/download/catalogofcopyrig391213lib/catalogofcopyrig391213lib_bw.pdf>.
4.Jump up ^ "Film Praised" Courier-Mail 24 December 1954 p 1.
5.Jump up ^ "Sydney Boy's Film Contract" Townsville Daily Bulletin 9 April 1954 p 6
6.Jump up ^ "PRODUCTION 101" ON LOCATION Pirate Film In Colour Will Have Sydney Backgrounds.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 2 June 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
7.Jump up ^ "Pirate Film In Colour Will Have Sydney Backgrounds" Sydney Morning Herald 2 June 1954. p2.
8.Jump up ^ John Stewart, "An Encyclopedia of Australian Film" Reed Books 1984 p 15
9.Jump up ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p 40
10.Jump up ^ "Oronsay Back, Bringing Tourists.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 9 February 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
11.Jump up ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood, Bear Manor Media 2010 p 39
12.Jump up ^ "BOY In The Public Eye PAGEWOOD MUTINY.". The Sun-Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1953 - 1954) (Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia). 11 April 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
13.Jump up ^ Long John Silver press book 1954
14.Jump up ^ "HERALD MAGAZINE SECTION.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 11 September 1954. p. 8. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
15.Jump up ^ "A pirate prowls at Pagewood.". The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) (1933 - 1982: National Library of Australia). 19 May 1954. p. 39. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
16.Jump up ^ "Start on Film" The Courier-Mail 3 May 1954 p 3
17.Jump up ^ "Long John Silver Sets Record" The Argus 2 August 1954. p 7
18.Jump up ^ "HERALD FEATURES.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 30 September 1954. p. 10. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
19.Jump up ^ "Robert Newton Alleged To Owe £47,000.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 25 September 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
20.Jump up ^ "London Critics Severe On 'Long John'.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 18 December 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
21.Jump up ^ "Tales By Australian Writers.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 11 December 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
22.Jump up ^ "Australian Novel's Film Chance.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 20 July 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
23.Jump up ^ "U.S. Producer's Plans For 3 Films Here.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) (NSW: National Library of Australia). 16 September 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
Further reading[edit]
"US Copyright Office: Form GATT"
List of Films as Public Domain at Peter Rodgers Organization website
External links[edit]
Long John Silver at the Internet Movie Database
Long John Silver is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
Long John Silver at the TCM Movie Database
Long John Silver at AllMovie
The Adventures of Long John Silver at Classic Australian Television
Long John Silver at the Rod Taylor Site
Long John Silver at Oz Movies
"United States Copyright Office Database 1978-present" Registration Number PA0001292202


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Treasure Island (1990 film)
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Treasure Island
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Directed by
Fraser Clarke Heston
Produced by
Fraser Clarke Heston
Written by
Fraser Clarke Heston (screenplay)
Robert Louis Stevenson (novel)
Starring
Charlton Heston
Christian Bale
Oliver Reed
Christopher Lee
Julian Glover
Pete Postlethwaite
Clive Wood
Music by
Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains
Release date(s)
January 22, 1990 (US)
Country
UK / US
Language
English
Treasure Island is a 1990 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel Treasure Island, written & directed by Fraser Clarke Heston (Charlton Heston's son), and also starring several notable British actors, including Christian Bale, Oliver Reed, Christopher Lee (both of whom had starred alongside Heston in the 1973 Three Musketeers film), Julian Glover and Pete Postlethwaite.
The film was an original production filmed and aired by the TNT network, and was also released theatrically outside the US. The title has appeared on some covers as "Devils Treasure", rather than "Treasure Island". This version of the story is noted for its faithfulness to the book, with much of the dialogue coming directly from it, as well as recreating several of the more violent scenes from the book.


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Home Release
5 Notes
6 See also
7 External links

Plot[edit]
Jim Hawkins (Christian Bale) discovers a treasure map and embarks on a journey to find the treasure, but pirates led by Long John Silver (Charlton Heston) have plans to take the treasure for themselves by way of mutiny.
Cast[edit]
Charlton Heston as Long John Silver
Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins
Oliver Reed as Billy Bones
Christopher Lee as Blind Pew
Richard Johnson as Squire Trelawney
Julian Glover as Dr Livesey
Isla Blair as Mrs Hawkins
Clive Wood as Captain Smollet
Nicholas Amer as Ben Gunn
John Abbott as Joyce
James Cosmo as Redruth
James Coyle as Morgan
Michael Halsey as Israel Hands
Michael Thoma as Hunter
Pete Postlethwaite as George Merry
Robert Putt as Job Anderson
John Benfield as Black Dog
Richard Beale as Mr Arrow
Brett Fancy as Young Tom
Steven Mackintosh as Dick
Bill Sloan as Scarface
Production[edit]
It was filmed in 1989 on location in Cornwall, England, in Jamaica, and also at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England.[1] The replica ship Bounty II was used as the fictional Hispaniola on film. It was originally constructed for the film "Mutiny on The Bounty", and was set to be destroyed at the end of the film but Marlon Brando protested and the ship was kept intact. It sank off the coast of the Carolinas during Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
The music was composed by Paddy Moloney, leader of the Irish folk music group The Chieftains, and performed by the group; selections from it can be heard on their album Reel Music: The Filmscores.
According to Allmovie, Charlton Heston "plays the character of Long John Silver as written: a cold, crafty, cunning rogue, by turns charming and deadly, but never to be underestimated" and, unlike other filmed versions of the story, the movie "adheres with utter fidelity to the Stevenson novel". However, Tom Shales of The Washington Post wrote of the film: "The mast ain't all that's mizzen in a dreary and confused new production of Treasure Island...miscasting and embarrassingly poor performance of Charlton Heston as Long John Silver, a laborious mistake from arrival (in the second half hour) to departure. That Heston is one of the most humorless hulks who ever stood before a camera helps not a bit..." (Tom Shales, The Washington Post, January 22, 1990, STYLE; PAGE B8)
Home Release[edit]
For many years the film was only available on out of print VHS and Laserdisc, and the DVD was finally released on September 27, 2011.[2]
Notes[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Filming locations for Treasure Island (IMDB)
2.Jump up ^ Treasure Island (1990) (Amazon.com)
See also[edit]
Charlton Heston filmography
External links[edit]
Treasure Island at the Internet Movie Database


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Billy Bones ·
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 Israel Hands ·
 Jim Hawkins ·
 Dr. Livesey ·
 Long John Silver ·
 Squire Trelawney
 

Films
Treasure Island (1918) ·
 Treasure Island (1920) ·
 Treasure Island (1934) ·
 The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) ·
 Treasure Island (1950) ·
 Long John Silver (1954) ·
 Return to Treasure Island (1954) ·
 Dōbutsu Takarajima (1971) ·
 Treasure Island (1972) ·
 The Treasure Planet (1982) ·
 Treasure Island (1982) ·
 Treasure Island (1985) ·
 Treasure Island (1988) ·
 Treasure Island (1990) ·
 Muppet Treasure Island (1996) ·
 Treasure Island (1999) ·
 Treasure Planet (2002) ·
 Pirates of Treasure Island (2006) ·
 Hawkins and Silver (2014)
 

Television
The Adventures of Long John Silver (1958) ·
 Treasure Island (1977) ·
 Treasure Island (1978) ·
 Return to Treasure Island (1986) ·
 Treasure Island (1987) ·
 Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987) ·
 The Legends of Treasure Island (1993) ·
 Treasure Island (2012) ·
 Black Sails (2014)
 

Video games
Treasure Island (1984) ·
 Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon (2002) ·
 Destination Treasure Island (2007)
 

Other adaptations
Pieces of Eight (musical) ·
 Godspeed (novel) ·
 The Resurrection Casket (novel)
 

Related
Black Spot ·
 Legend of the Cybermen ·
 Silver ·
 "Shiver my timbers" ·
 "Dead Man's Chest"
 

 


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Treasure Island (1999 film)
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Treasure Island
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Movie poster

Directed by
Peter Rowe
Produced by
Pieter Kroonenburg
 Julie Allan
Written by
Robert Louis Stevenson (original novel)
Peter Rowe
Starring
Jack Palance
Kevin Zegers
Patrick Bergin
 Malcolm Stoddard
 David Robb
 Cody Palance
 Dermot Keaney
Music by
Neil Smolar
Cinematography
Marc Charlebois
Distributed by
Columbia TriStar
Release date(s)
1999[1]
Running time
94 min.
Country
United States
Language
English
Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. It was written & directed by Peter Rowe, and starred Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver in his final film appearance.[2][3]


Contents  [hide]
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Awards
5 References
6 External links

Plot[edit]
The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure and so Jim then teams up with Silver. Smollett, Trelawney and Livesey are killed, and Jim, Silver and Ben Gunn escape with the treasure.
Cast[edit]
Jack Palance as Long John Silver
Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins
Malcolm Stoddard as Smollet
David Robb as Dr Livesey
Patrick Bergin as Billy Bones
Cody Palance as Blind Pew
Dermot Keaney as Israel Hands
Production[edit]
The film was shot in various locations on the Isle of Man, and distributed by Columbia TriStar and Fries Film Group.[4] The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the tall ship Earl of Pembroke.[5][6]
Awards[edit]
Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards.[7]
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0248568/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf
2.Jump up ^ "Treasure Island". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
3.Jump up ^ "Jack Palance filmography". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
4.Jump up ^ "Treasure Island". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
5.Jump up ^ Jack Palance and writer/director Peter Rose on the Earl of Pembroke
6.Jump up ^ Rowe, Peter (Writer and Director) (1999). Treasure Island (Motion Picture). Isle Of Man. Columbia Tristar.
7.Jump up ^ "Treasure Island, Cast, Crew, Director and Awards". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
External links[edit]
Treasure Island (1999) at the Internet Movie Database


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 Captain Flint ·
 Ben Gunn ·
 Israel Hands ·
 Jim Hawkins ·
 Dr. Livesey ·
 Long John Silver ·
 Squire Trelawney
 

Films
Treasure Island (1918) ·
 Treasure Island (1920) ·
 Treasure Island (1934) ·
 The Secret of Treasure Island (1938) ·
 Treasure Island (1950) ·
 Long John Silver (1954) ·
 Return to Treasure Island (1954) ·
 Dōbutsu Takarajima (1971) ·
 Treasure Island (1972) ·
 The Treasure Planet (1982) ·
 Treasure Island (1982) ·
 Treasure Island (1985) ·
 Treasure Island (1988) ·
 Treasure Island (1990) ·
 Muppet Treasure Island (1996) ·
 Treasure Island (1999) ·
 Treasure Planet (2002) ·
 Pirates of Treasure Island (2006) ·
 Hawkins and Silver (2014)
 

Television
The Adventures of Long John Silver (1958) ·
 Treasure Island (1977) ·
 Treasure Island (1978) ·
 Return to Treasure Island (1986) ·
 Treasure Island (1987) ·
 Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987) ·
 The Legends of Treasure Island (1993) ·
 Treasure Island (2012) ·
 Black Sails (2014)
 

Video games
Treasure Island (1984) ·
 Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon (2002) ·
 Destination Treasure Island (2007)
 

Other adaptations
Pieces of Eight (musical) ·
 Godspeed (novel) ·
 The Resurrection Casket (novel)
 

Related
Black Spot ·
 Legend of the Cybermen ·
 Silver ·
 "Shiver my timbers" ·
 "Dead Man's Chest"
 




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Treasure Island (1950 film)
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Treasure Island
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Directed by
Byron Haskin
Produced by
Walt Disney
 Perce Pearce
Screenplay by
Lawrence Edward Watkin
Starring
Bobby Driscoll
Robert Newton
Basil Sydney
Finlay Currie
Music by
Clifton Parker
Cinematography
Freddie Young
Edited by
Alan Jaggs
Production
   company
Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by
RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)
June 22, 1950 (World Premiere-London)[1]
July 29, 1950 (US)[1]

Running time
96 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Treasure Island is a 1950 adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from the Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. It stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins, and Robert Newton as Long John Silver. It is Disney's first completely live-action film and the first screen version of Treasure Island made in color.


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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Reception
4 References
5 External links

Plot[edit]
In the West Coast of England in 1765, a young boy called Jim Hawkins lives with his mother in a tiny country inn which they run. Captain William Bones, a sickly lodger, gives Hawkins a treasure map after being visited by two pirates, the second of whom gives the captain a note marked with the black spot. That same night Bones is found dead at the inn, and Hawkins shows Squire Trelawney the map. Trelawney recognises the map as belonging to the buccaneer Captain Flint and bankrolls a voyage to discover the pirate's lost treasure. Trelawney hires Captain Smollett and his ship the Hispaniola, bringing along his friend Dr. Livesey as the ship's doctor and Hawkins as the cabin boy.
Before departure Trelawney is taken in by Long John Silver a one-legged inn-keeper, who agrees to gather a crew. Silver strikes up a friendship with Hawkins, and joins the expedition as the ship's cook. Smollett is concerned about the crew, especially when he reveals to Trelawney that the nature of their journey is common knowledge.
At sea Hawkins overhears Silver and the crew's plan to mutiny, discovering that the seamen hired by Silver are Captain Flint's old crew. Jim reveals the treachery to Smollett who asks Hawkins to stay friends with Silver to learn more. Upon reaching Treasure Island, Silver offers to tow the ship to a safer anchorage, using two of the ship's row boats. While the ship is being towed, one of Silver's men, Merry, leads a mutiny on the ship. Smollett, having been forewarned of the plot by Hawkins, is able to hold them off with the few men loyal to him and imprisons the mutineers below decks. Silver cuts the row boats from the Hispaniola and heads for shore with the rest of his men, taking Hawkins as a hostage. Smollett, Trelawney and Livesey go ashore after them, leaving two guards on the ship. On the island, Hawkins escapes and meets Ben Gunn, marooned by Flint five years ago. Gunn shows Hawkins the boat he's built, then leads him to Flint's stockade, where he meets up with Smollett and the others. Meanwhile, Merry escapes, takes the ship and raises the Jolly Roger. Silver returns to the Hispaniola, arms his men with muskets and makes plans to take the stockade. Short of men, Silver attempts to parlay with Smollett, but when he is rebuffed, Silver calls his men to attack. The assault on the stockade fails, but Silver wounds Smollett. Although seemingly protected by the stockade, Smollett surmises that, with the morning tide, Silver could move the Hispaniola into cannon range and level the fort.
Hawkins takes Gunn's boat and cuts the Hispaniola's anchor rope. The pirate Israel Hands discovers Hawkins, and chases him up into the ship's rigging. Hands injures Hawkins arm with a throwing knife, but is killed by the boy's pistol. Hawkins strikes the Jolly Roger and hoists the Union Jack. Slowed by his wound, it takes him all night to get back to the stockade, which is unguarded. Inside, Hawkins searches for the doctor to tend his wound, but the man asleep under Livesey's coat is Long John Silver. Hawkins faints on the spot. Silver finds the map on him as his men wake up. Merry wants Hawkins dead, but Silver states he wants to trade him for the map, which his men believe is with Smollett. The men go outside to vote, pirate-style. From the stockade's lookout, Silver sees that the ship's aground, flying the Union Jack. The men give Silver the black spot, but he objects. Rattled, they let him bargain with Livesey for the map. Silver returns with Jim, flaunting the map. The pirates are overjoyed until they find out that the treasure - 700,000 pounds sterling - isn't there. The pirates turn on Silver, who manages to kill three of them before Smollett's men appear to defeat the rest. Greeting Silver, Gunn reveals that he's the one who dug up Flint's treasure and has stashed it in a cave.
Captain Smollett still wants Silver taken back for trial in England. Hawkins, Trelawney and two others take Silver to the Hispaniola aboard a row boat loaded with a chest of treasure. Silver snatches Jim's pistol and forces Trelawney and the others out of the boat. He wants Hawkins to steer while he rows, but Hawkins beaches them instead. Silver orders Hawkins to push him off, but Jim refuses and Silver threatens to shoot him. Silver is unable to carry out his threat and drops the pistol, attempting to push the boat off himself. Seeing Silver struggle Hawkins helps him, waving a hesitant farewell as Silver rows away.
Cast[edit]
Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins
Robert Newton as Long John Silver
Basil Sydney as Captain Smollett
Walter Fitzgerald as Squire Trelawney
Denis O'Dea as Dr. Livesey
Finlay Currie as Capt. Billy Bones
Ralph Truman as George Merry
Geoffrey Keen as Israel Hands
Geoffrey Wilkinson as Ben Gunn
John Laurie as Blind Pew
Francis de Wolff as Black Dog
David Davies as Mr. Arrow
John Gregson as Redruth
Andrew Blackett as Gray
William Devlin as Morgan
Howard Douglas as Williams
Harry Locke as Haggott
Sam Kydd as Cady
Stephen Jack as Job
Harold Jamieson as Scully
Diarmuid Kelly as Bolen
Patrick Troughton as Roach
Reception[edit]
The film was the sixth most popular movie at the British box office in 1950.[2]
In 1954, Newton reprised his role of Long John Silver in a non-Disney sequel, Long John Silver (this, incidentally, was the first CinemaScope film to be shot in Australia) and went on to play Silver again in a TV series, The Adventures of Long John Silver (made 1954–55), also shot at Pagewood Studios Sydney, made before Australia had television.
References[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b "Treasure Island: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 18, 2014.
2.Jump up ^ "BOB HOPE BEST DRAW IN BRITISH THEATRES.". The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) (Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia). 29 December 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
External links[edit]
Radio Times review
Treasure Island at the Internet Movie Database
Treasure Island at AllMovie
Treasure Island at Rotten Tomatoes
Treasure Island on Lux Radio Theater: January 29, 1951. Starring James Mason and Bobby Driscoll.


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