Treasure Island

1950 PG 1h 36m DVD

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Treasure Island

1950 PG 1h 36m DVD
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Authentic locales and musket-roaring action set the stage as author Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless adventure yarn of buccaneers and buried gold is brought to life in this sumptuous Disney production. Young Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) searches for "pieces of eight" along with wily, one-legged pirate of all pirates Long John Silver (Robert Newton) in this swashbuckling classic fit for all ages. The film was Disney's first all-live-action movie.
Director
Byron Haskin
Format
DVD
Screen
Full Screen 1.33:1
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
PG - Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give parental guidance. May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
age 7+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 7+
  • Bobby Driscoll
  • Robert Newton
  • Basil Sydney
  • Walter Fitzgerald
  • Denis O'Dea
  • Finlay Currie
  • Ralph Truman
  • Geoffrey Keen
  • Geoffrey Wilkinson
  • John Laurie
  • Francis De Wolff
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age 7+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that there is much PG-worthy violence in this Disney outing, including fatal shootings and stabbings, and some of the pirates, when threatening the life of young Jim Hawkins, might seem truly nightmarish to very little viewers. Jim himself has to kill one. Later theatrical and TV re-releases of Treasure Island excised the worst of it to get a "G," but the video version restores it. You'll see much drinking as well, but it's not glorified.

Sexual Content

Not applicable.

Violence

Shootings, one in painful closeup right into a pirate's face. Stabbings, including the boy hero getting a knife thrown into his arm.

Language

OK, even though a parrot is cautioned about the bad language he allegedly repeats.

Social Behavior

Young Jim Hawkins is a paragon of justice and virtue. Most of the pirates are greedy, treacherous rascals. Long John Silver stands in both camps (depending on whose side is winning), and while he's an untrustworthy scalawag and a killer, his almost-fatherly affection for Jim makes him a fascinating antihero. Female characters are totally invisible -- Jim's mother, briefly present in the book, isn't even here.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Drinking among the seamen, one so drunk he washes overboard (his inebriation encouraged by Long John Silver as a deliberate act of murder). Ex-pirate Billy Bones quite likely dies of alcoholism. At least it's not glorified.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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