Die Schatzinsel

The story

A live-action six-part West German/French adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel. Although not directly faithful, it is a highly liberal and stylised re-imagining that blends the pirate adventure with the popular genre of the time: the Euro-Western.

In place of the novel's 18th-century setting is a distinct 19th-century 'Wild West' with cowboy style wardrobe and firearms. The central premise remains: a young man, Jim Hawkins, comes into possession of a treasure map and embarks on a voyage to a remote island.

Cast

M Michael AndeJim Hawkins J Jacques DacqmineSquire John Trelawney G Georges RiquierDr David Livesey J Jean MauvaisJames Brandon I Ilsemarie SchneringMrs. Hawkins I Ivor DeanLong John Silver J Jacques MonodCaptain Alexander Smollett J Jacques GodinIsrael Hands P Poldo BendandiGordon Tusley R Roger LumontTom Morgan L Leroy HaynesAbraham Gray A Alberto CominiFred O'Brien

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A Adolfo GobbiniHarry R Renato BeraldiniJack S Sylvain LévignacSchwarzer Hund D Dominique MaurinTom Purcell M Michel CharrelDirk Taylor L Lucien HubertRedruth G Guy Saint-JeanJoyce J Jean SaudrayBenjamin Gunn J Jean Pierre GerardAnderson F François DarbonMarc Hawkins D Dante MaggioBill Bones A Antoine BaudMr. Dance C Christian ChevreuseReilly J Jean ReneySteuermann Arrow M Maurice GautierTom A Aldo MariniHunter