Die Schatzinsel

• Action & Adventure
• Western
• Drama

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.

Created by

Walter Ulbrich

First aired

Dec 25, 1966

Status

Ended

Network

ZDF, ORTF Télévision

Episodes

4

Country

DE, FR