The treasure of the corsairs
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| German title | The treasure of the corsairs |
| Original title | Long John Silver |
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Australia United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1954 |
| length | 106 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Byron Haskin |
| script |
Martin Rackin Robert Louis Stevenson (based on characters from the novel "Treasure Island") |
| production |
Joe Kaufmann Mark Evans |
| music | David Buttolph |
| camera | Carl E. Guthrie |
| cut | Manuel del Campo |
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The Treasure of the Corsairs (original title: Long John Silver , alternative title: Treasure Island 2 ) is an Australian-American pirate film directed by Byron Haskin for the production companies Distributors Corporation of America (DCA) and Treasure Island Pictures Pty. Ltd. from 1954 starring Robert Newton , Kit Taylor , Connie Gilchrist , Lloyd Berrell and Rod Taylor . The film is based on the characters from the novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson .
action
The notorious pirate Long John Silver is stuck in a tavern on a Caribbean island. The resolute landlady Purity Pinker, who has her eye on the old sea dog and would like to make a match with him, runs a strict regiment in her tavern. One day a badly injured sailor appears in the tavern and reports about further treasures on the legendary treasure island of the old pirate Flint. Before the sailor can reveal any more details, he dies, but he has aroused Long John Silver's hunting fever, who can inspire some of his old crew to support him in his treasure hunt. Silver now urgently needs a ship and, in addition to the treasure map, a missing medallion to recover the riches of Treasure Island.
With a trick he manages to take the island governor for himself, as his daughter is held hostage on his ship by the notorious scoundrel and rival of Silver the unscrupulous pirate Mendoza. The governor entrusts him with money and people by promising to free his daughter from the clutches of Mendoza in return for a ransom. Long John Silver meets with Mendoza and convinces him to get involved in an exchange deal. He frees the governor's daughter and brings himself into possession of goods from a warehouse that he wants to use to clear a ship in order to search for the treasure. By chance he meets his old friend, the boy Jim Hawkins, who is in possession of the medallion that is said to lead to Flint's treasure. The two become partners and go together in search of Flint's stolen wealth. After a few short but dangerous adventures, you finally get back to Treasure Island. Long John Silver and his men unceremoniously occupy Flint's old log cabin, but are besieged there by Israel Hands, who has lost his sight in the fight against Jim Hawkins and is now staying on the island with a few loyal followers and is seeking revenge. When Silver is stuck in the log cabin with his men, a fight breaks out and some of Silver's men fall victim to the attacks by Israel Hands and his people. But when the pirate Mendoza arrives with his ship on the island and goes on the hunt for Long John Silver, Hands reunites with his former companion Silver and in turn hunts Jim Hawkins. Despite his blindness, Hand's senses are well developed and he knows every stone on the island. Jim Hawkins can save himself on a hill above the cliffs, but is trapped there because the abyss lies behind him and the sea rages, ready to devour everything. Israel Hands, who in his mad rage makes the mistake of underestimating the young Hawkins a second time, attacks Hawkins head-on. The boy throws his vest over the pirate and at the last second he can duck under the hands of Hands, who only grabs the empty vest and falls down with a scream.
After Hawkins is kidnapped by one of Mendoza's men while searching for Long John Silver, Silver and the rest of his men decide to save the boy. He surprises the scoundrel Mendoza with homemade bombs and, with his last loyal followers, can overwhelm the pirates and Mendoza. Mendoza is the only one left alive and is now left on the island alone and without a ship. Long John Silver, Jim Hawkins and the rest of the crew return to the Caribbean island with the treasures. There Silver makes himself honest and hands over his share of the treasure to the governor, which prompts him to pardon Silver and reintegrate it into civil society. But before the resolute landlady, who is approaching the wedding, can take him under her wing, the former pirate and adventurer and his friend Jim Hawkins quickly run away in a carriage in search of new adventures.
background
The Treasure of the Corsairs is an unofficial sequel to Stevenson's film The Treasure Island from 1950. Newton repeats his role as the daring pirate Long John Silver, while Byron Haskin again directs. With the same actors, the 26-part television series The Adventures of Long John Silver was created in the same year .
The production design comes from Bill Constable, the costumes came from Karl Raymond. The film was set in Australia .
Reviews
“A daring pirate is planning a new treasure hunt excursion. Loosely linked to Stevenson's Treasure Island, a small sea adventure film that is amply entertaining thanks to its humor and speed. "
literature
Web links
- The Treasure of the Corsairs in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The treasure of the corsairs in: Moviepilot
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Treasure of the Corsairs. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .