Treasure Island in Outer Space
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| Treasure Island in Outer Space | |
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| Genre | sci-fi |
| Directed by | Antonio Margheriti |
| Starring | Itaco Nardulli Anthony Quinn Ernest Borgnine David Warbeck |
| Composer | Gianfranco Plenizio |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 100 minutes each |
| Original release | |
| Network | RAI 2 |
| Release | 1987 |
Treasure Island in Outer Space (Italian: L'isola del tesoro) is a 1987 science fiction Italian television miniseries directed by Antonio Margheriti.
Plot
It is based on the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, setting the story in space in the year 2300.
Cast
- Itaco Nardulli : Gimmi Hawkins
- Anthony Quinn : Long John Silver
- Ernest Borgnine : Captain Billy 'Bill' Bones
- David Warbeck : Dr. Livesey
- Philippe Leroy : Count Ravano
- Klaus Löwitsch : Cap. Smollett
- Andy Luotto : Ben Gunn
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice : Hands
- Enzo Cerusico : Vougest
- Ida Di Benedetto : Mother of Jim
- Biagio Pelligra : Pew, the blind man
Production
The series was produced by RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana) and directed by Antonio Margheriti under the pen name Anthony M. Dawson. It is the biggest sci-fi production of Italian television.
The miniseries of 5 episodes of 100 min was originally aired in Italy from November 19, 1987 on RAI Due channel. It was also adapted as a 120 min film. The miniseries is also known as Space Island (UK and Norway, USA on VHS) and Der Schatz im All (Germany).
See also
- List of German television series
- Treasure Planet (Disney animated film)
External links
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