Treasure Island in Outer Space
Treasure Island in Outer Space (Italian: L'isola del tesoro) is a 1987 science fiction Italian and German television miniseries directed by Antonio Margheriti.
| Treasure Island in Outer Space | |
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| Genre | sci-fi |
| Starring | Itaco Nardulli Anthony Quinn Ernest Borgnine David Warbeck |
| Composer(s) | Gianfranco Plenizio |
| Country of origin | Italy France West Germany |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 500 mins. (miniseries) 120 mins. (film) |
| Release | |
| Original network | RAI 2 |
| Original release | 1987 |
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 in co-production with West Germany and France, and directed by Anthony M. Dawson (Antonio Margheriti). 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)