| Treasure Island | |
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| Directed by | Fraser Clarke Heston |
| Written by | Robert Louis Stevenson (novel) |
| Starring | Christian Bale Charlton Heston Julian Glover Christopher Lee Pete Postlethwaite Oliver Reed Clive Wood |
| Music by | Paddy Moloney |
| Release date(s) |  22 January 1990 |
| Country | UK / USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Treasure Island (1990) is a movie adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous 1883 novel Treasure Island. 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. It was an original production filmed and aired by the TNT network, and directed by Fraser Clarke Heston. The soundtrack was made by The Chieftains, and selections from it later surfaced on their Film Cuts album. According to All Movie Guide, 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". Despite favourable reviews and cult status, Treasure Island has yet to see a release on DVD. The video has gained a five-star rating on Amazon from customer reviews, and many of these complain of the lack of DVD-release.
