The Treasure Seekers (1979 film)

The Treasure Seekers
Directed by Henry Levin
Written by Rod Taylor
Walter Brough
Starring Rod Taylor
Stuart Whitman
Production
company
Halart Productions
Distributed by Cannon Films
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Release date
 1979
Country USA
Jamaica
Language English

The Treasure Seekers is a 1979 British-American action film directed by Henry Levin and starring Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman and Elke Sommer. It was shot on location in Jamaica.[1]

Plot

Two former football players re-unite to search for the lost treasures of the seventeenth century pirate Henry Morgan...

Cast

  • Rod Taylor - Marian Casey
  • Stuart Whitman - Stack Baker
  • Elke Sommer - Ursula
  • Jeremy Kemp - Reginald Landers
  • Bob Phillips - Joe
  • Jennie Sherman - Debbie
  • Keenan Wynn - Meat Cleaver Stewart
  • Keith Foote - Lincoln
  • Dan Jackson - Supt. Prinz
  • Patrick Wymore - Shelley
  • Patricia Hornung - Alicia
  • Hans Kahn - German captain
  • Paul Methuen - Merril Jr
  • Joanna Wilhelm - Merril Jr.'s wife
  • Dermot Hussey - Stevan

Production

Rod Taylor wrote the script.[2] Filming took place in 1976 but the film only achieved a limited release a number of years later. There were a number of problems during the shoot and post production.[3]

Release

The film was also released under the title Jamaican Gold.

The Treasure Seekers currently holds an average two and a half star rating (4.9/10) onIMDb.

References

  1. ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/375809
  2. ↑ The Treasure Seekers at the Complete Rod Taylor site accessed 12 March 2013
  3. ↑ Stephen Vagg, Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p188-189


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