Treasure Island (1999 film) shot in various locations on the Isle of Man, and distributed by Columbia TriStar and Fries Film Group. The vessel used to portray the Hispaniola was the tall ship Earl of Pembroke. Producer Adrienne Gruben was nominated for the 2001 Independent Spirit Awards. Treasure Island (1999 film) Treasure Island is a 1999 film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. It was written and directed by Peter Rowe and stars Kevin Zegers as Jim Hawkins and Jack Palance as Long John Silver. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to
The Secret of Treasure Island 1937 press release describing their 1937-38 program. It was the third serial by Columbia, and the first of five costume chapter-plays. According to Columbia, the story was updated from "Treasure Island", and adapted to fit the time period; L. Ron Hubbard asserted instead that he had adapted the screenplay from his novel "Murder at Pirate Castle". An advertisement in the "Motion Picture Herald" described Hubbard as a "famous action writer, stunt pilot and world adventurer", and stated that he had written an "excitement-jammed yarn with one of the best box office titles in years". After his work on "The Secret