Treasure Island

Synopsis

Treasure Island (Russian: «Остров сокровищ», romanized: Ostrov sokrovishch) is a Soviet two-part live-action/animated adventure comedy television film adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island (1883). Created by the studio Kievnauchfilm between 1986 and 1988, the film combines mostly traditional animation with live action interludes in which costumed actors sing songs warning against vices such as drinking and smoking. The first part, Captain Flint's Map, aired in 1986; the second, Captain Flint's Treasure, aired in 1988. Subsequent airings combined them into one program. The film won prizes at the all-Union festivals in Minsk in 1987 and Kyiv in 1989. It was also released in the United States in a cut-down, animation-only version titled The Return to Treasure Island. The film became a cult favourite in the former Soviet states, and in 2022 its character Dr. Livesey became the basis of an international internet meme.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

January 1, 1986

Genres

pirate film, adventure film, comedy film, musical film, treasure hunt film

Created by

Davyd Cherkaskyi

Runtime

106 min

Countries

Soviet Union