Treasure Island

1988 1h 47m RU

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7.7

BANGER

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8.1

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 139★8.1IMDB · 5,183

AnimationAdventureComedy

Synopsis

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Young Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a buccaneer's treasure in this Soviet Ukrainian animated adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
John Silver (voice)
Viktor Andriienko
Billy Bones / Captain Smollett (voice) / Pirate in a black vest
Valeriy Bessarab
Jim Hawkins (voice)
Borys Vozniuk
Squire Trelawney (voice)
Heorhii Kyshko
Blind Pew (voice)
Yevhen Papernyi
Doctor Livesey (voice)
Yuriy Yakovlev
Ben Gunn (voice)
Valerii Chyhliaiev
Captain Flint / Main pirate

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Davyd Cherkaskyi
Writers: Yurii Alikov, Davyd Cherkaskyi, Ihor Kotkov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Davyd Cherkaskyi, shot by Feliks Hilevych. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Bystryakov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yuna Sribnytska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Viktor Andriienko and Valeriy Bessarab carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0122227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Davyd Cherkaskyi directs. Feliks Hilevych behind the camera. Vladimir Bystryakov scores. Yuna Sribnytska cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Davyd Cherkaskyi, shot by Feliks Hilevych. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Vladimir Bystryakov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yuna Sribnytska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Viktor Andriienko and Valeriy Bessarab carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0122227 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.