Five on a Treasure Island

Five on a Treasure Island (1957)

A story of the location of shipwrecked treasure (gold ingots) being hunted down by 4 children George, Julian, Dick and Ann (sic) and their dog Tim up against a couple of machinating baddies...

Date of release
1957-08-01
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Adventure, Family
Director
Gerald Landau

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Five on a Treasure Island

Five on a Treasure Island is an eight-part 1957 British TV and film serial directed by Michael Kerrigan and starring Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison and John Bailey. It was written by Michael Barnes and Frank Wells based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Enid Blyton. The author herself helped cast the film.

Production

It was filmed in Dorset, UK, at Corfe Castle, in Corfe Castle Village, the Jurassic Coast, Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole near Lulworth Cove which served as the Kirrin Island landing spot for the rowing boat in the film.

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