Treasure Island in Outer Space

Treasure Island in Outer Space (Italian: L'isola del tesoro) is a 1987 Italian science fiction television miniseries directed by Antonio Margheriti.

Treasure Island in Outer Space
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Genre	Science fiction
Directed by	Antonio Margheriti
Starring	Itaco Nardulli Anthony Quinn Ernest Borgnine David Warbeck
Composer	Gianfranco Plenizio
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Running time	100 minutes each
Original release
Network	Rai Due
Release	1987 (1987)

Plot

It is based on the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, setting the story in Italy and 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) and directed by Antonio Margheriti under the pen name Anthony M. Dawson. 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 Italian television series
• Treasure Planet (Disney animated film)

External links

• L'isola del tesoro at IMDb