Die Schatzinsel

Name: Die Schatzinsel
Genre: Action & Adventure, Western, Drama
Released: 1966
Rating: 8.1

19661 SeasonSeries

Action & AdventureWesternDrama

8.1(30)

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.