Treasure Island (1950 film)

Treasure Island
Treasure Island
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Byron Haskin
Written by	Lawrence Edward Watkin
Based on	Treasure Island ; by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by	Walt Disney; Perce Pearce;
Starring	Bobby Driscoll; Robert Newton; Basil Sydney; Finlay Currie;
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Alan Jaggs
Music by	Clifton Parker
Production; company	RKO-Walt Disney British Productions Limited
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates	June 22, 1950 (London); July 29, 1950 (United States); July 19, 1950;
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$1.8 million
Box office	$4.1 million (worldwide rentals)

Treasure Island is a 1950 adventure film produced by RKO-Walt Disney British Productions, adapted from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel of the same name. Directed by Byron Haskin, it stars Bobby Driscoll as Jim Hawkins and Robert Newton as Long John Silver. Treasure Island was Disney's first completely live-action film and the first screen version of Treasure Island made in color. It was filmed in the United Kingdom on location and at Denham Film Studios, Buckinghamshire.

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