Treasure Island (1990 film)
1990 television film by Fraser Clarke Heston / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Treasure Island is a 1990 British-American made-for-television film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1883 novel of the same name, written and 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.
Treasure Island | |
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Written by | Fraser Clarke Heston (screenplay) Robert Louis Stevenson (novel) |
Directed by | Fraser Clarke Heston |
Starring | Charlton Heston Christian Bale Oliver Reed Christopher Lee Julian Glover Pete Postlethwaite Clive Wood |
Music by | Paddy Moloney, The Chieftains |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Peter Snell |
Producer | Fraser Clarke Heston |
Cinematography | Robert Steadman |
Running time | 132 minutes |
Production companies | Turner Pictures Agamemnon Films British Lion Film Corporation |
Original release | |
Network | TNT |
Release | January 22, 1990 (1990-01-22) (US) |
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.