The Treasure Seekers (1979 film)
Appearance
The Treasure Seekers | |
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Directed by | Henry Levin |
Written by | Rod Taylor Walter Brough |
Produced by | Sam Manners |
Starring | Rod Taylor Stuart Whitman |
Cinematography | Joe Jackman Richard Kelley |
Edited by | Keith Stafford |
Music by | Byron Lee |
Production companies | |
Distributed by | United Artists (United States/Canada) |
Release date | 1979 |
Countries | United States Jamaica |
Language | English |
The Treasure Seekers is a 1979 British-American action film directed by Henry Levin and starring Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman and Elke Sommer. It was shot on location in Jamaica.[1]
Premise
Two former football players re-unite to search for the lost treasures of the seventeenth century pirate Henry Morgan...
Cast
- Rod Taylor - Marian Casey
- Stuart Whitman - Stack Baker
- Elke Sommer - Ursula
- Jeremy Kemp - Reginald Landers
- Bob Phillips - Joe
- Jennie Sherman - Debbie
- Keenan Wynn - Meat Cleaver Stewart
- Keith Foote - Lincoln
- Dan Jackson - Supt. Prinz
- Patrick Wymore - Shelley
- Patricia Hornung - Alicia
- Hans Kahn - German captain
- Paul Methuen - Merril Jr
- Joanna Wilhelm - Merril Jr.'s wife
- Dermot Hussey - Stevan
Production
Rod Taylor wrote the script.[2] Filming took place in 1976 but the film only achieved a limited release a number of years later. There were a number of problems during the shoot and post production.[3]
Release
The film was also released under the title Jamaican Gold.
References
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ The Treasure Seekers at the Complete Rod Taylor site accessed 12 March 2013
- ^ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p188-189