Treasure Island in Outer Space
Treasure Island in Outer Space is a 1987 Italian science fiction television miniseries directed by Antonio Margheriti.
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 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 minutes was originally aired in Italy from November 19, 1987, on RAI Due channel. It was also adapted as a 120-minute film. The miniseries is also known as Space Island and Der Schatz im All.