(Die Schatzinsel)

Overview: A live-action six-part West German/French adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel. Although not directly faithful, it is a highly liberal and stylised re-imagining that blends the pirate adventure with the popular genre of the time: the Euro-Western. In place of the novel's 18th-century setting is a distinct 19th-century 'Wild West' with cowboy style wardrobe and firearms. The central premise remains: a young man, Jim Hawkins, comes into possession of a treasure map and embarks on a voyage to a remote island.

Countries:

France,

East Germany

Genres:

Action & Adventure,

Western,

Drama

Networks:

ZDF,

ORTF Télévision

Year:

1966

Production companies:

Franco London Films,

DEROPA Film- und Fernseh GmbH,

ZDF

Actors:

Jim Hawkins

Squire John Trelawney

Dr David Livesey

James Brandon

Crews:

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Novel

Adaptation