Disney's 74-Year-Old Treasure Island Movie Leaves Historian Underwhelmed By Pirate Stereotypes & Inaccuracies
Pirate expert Rebecca Simon breaks down scenes from Disney’s 1950 movie, Treasure Island, awarding it a very low grade for historical accuracy.
Disney's Treasure Island earns a low accuracy score from a pirate history expert. Released in 1950, Treasure Island is an adaptation of the 1883 book by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film, which was directed by Byron Haskin, chronicles the adventures of Jim Hawkins (Bobby Driscoll) and Captain Long John Silver (Robert Newton) as they quest after buried treasure. Treasure Island was a successful first foray into pirate-themed entertainment for Disney, but not nearly as successful as their later Pirates of the Caribbean movies.
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