Where was Treasure Island filmed?

Alongside a crew of sailors Smollett and Long John gather, and Jim and Livesey accompany the team to serve as cabin boy and ship doctor respectively. Smollett's rebellious conduct annoys Trelawney who quickly loses trust in him.

However, when Jim is retrieving an apple from a barrel for Trelawney, he learns that Dick Johnson, Israel Hands (Michael Halsey), and Silver are the real threats. The trio plans a mutiny, and once they see some land, Jim lets Smollett, Trelawney, and Livesey know what he overheard.

When Trelawney promises to see the defectors hang for their traitorous actions, Livesey has a rather hilarious response for him. “If they are successful, you won’t see anything at all because you will be quite dead.”

Some of the crew go ashore, with Smollett’s permission, leaving fewer defectors on board. Meanwhile, Trelawney, Livesay, Smollett, and three of his servants, Redruth (James Cosmo), Joyce, and Hunter (Michael Thoma), hole up in the vessel’s cabin.

Cornwall is listed as one of the Treasure Island filming locations. The 1950 version was also filmed around Carrick Roads, River Fal, Falmouth, Helford, and Gull Rock in Cornwall.

The Southwest England county is where you will find the remains of King Arthur’s birthplace, Tintagel Castle. Other points of interest include the Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Museum in St Ives.

Jim sneaks ashore and witnesses Silver and the other defectors killing two soldiers who won’t join their cause. He also finds Ben Gunn (Nicholas Amer), a pirate who Flint left stranded on the island. In the three years, he was marooned on the island, Gunn supposedly had toasty dreams. “Many long nights I’ve dreamed of cheese. Toasted, mostly.”

Hunter and Livesey also sneak off the ship and they find Flint’s former stockade. They arrange to have their party use the enclosure as their base of operations. Unfortunately, Hands sinks the jolly boat ferrying Smollett’s troupe to the stockade.

The Treasure Island production unit also filmed scenes around Clovelly in Devon. A privately owned harbor village, Clovelly belongs to John Rous of the Hamlyn family.

Other productions filmed in Clovelly include “Sense & Sensibility,” “Passion,” and “The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries.”

Redruth is shot in the ensuing chase across the island. Using Gunn’s instructions, Jim makes it to the stockade with a cryptic message for the Squire. Silver unsuccessfully attempts to parley with Smollett, the next morning, in exchange for the map.

Smollett doesn’t mince his words telling Silver, “you are either my ship's cook and then you were treated handsome-or Captain Silver, a common mutineer, and pirate, and then you can go hang!"

The pirates breach the fence leaving the Captain and Joyce wounded, they are driven away. Later that night, Jim sails to the Hispaniola, aboard a coracle he steals from Gunn, and he cuts the vessel’s anchor line.

Jamaica is an exotic island country that needs little introduction, and it happens to be one of the filming locations of Treasure Island. The picturesque locale provides plenty of photogenic highlights including Frenchman’s Cove, the Good Hope Great House, Downtown Kingston, and Caymanas Estate.

Some of the other notable productions filmed in Jamaica include “No Time to Die,” “I Am Bolt,” and “The Treasure Seekers.”

Hands, who is injured following a fight that broke on board, offers to help Jim get back to the ship. However, he changes tunes and later tries to stab Jim in the back once the vessel runs aground.

He delivers the line, “dead men don’t bite” as he tries to knife the cabin boy. Jim escapes to the shrouds, and Hands’ thrown knife cuts him on the shoulder. He manages to eventually shoot and kill Hands.

The Bounty II deserves an honorable mention as one of the Treasure Island locations. MGM Studios built the replica ship in 1960 for “Mutiny on the Bounty” starring Marlon Brando. Since then, it features in several productions until the ‘80s when the studio berthed her in St. Petersburg as a tourist attraction.

The ship returned on the screen for Treasure Island, and in 1993, the Fall River Chamber Foundation received her as a donation from Turner. She exchanged ownership again in 2001 after the HMS Bounty Organization LLC purchased her.

The organization kept the shopping sailing until 2012 when it sank near the Carolinas in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.

Jim then returns to the stockade and finds that the defectors have taken it over. Jim bravely admits to having stirred things up leading to the series of events, and Silver wants him dead. “Them that die will be the lucky ones!”

George Merry (Postlethwaite) nearly deposes Silver for it but his saving grace comes in the map he has in hand. Explaining how he struck a bargain to get it from Livesey, the pirates support Silver once again. Eventually, they decide to keep Jim a hostage. When Livesey stops by the next day to treat the wounded pirates, Jim confides to him about the ship. He also mentions that he owes Silver his life.

Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire housed some of the Treasure Island film sets. Located in the village of Iver Heath, the studio is the home to well-known productions like the “Carry On” and “James Bond” film franchises.

Studio tours allow visitors to see where the magic happens. The Heatherden Hall and Gardens, now operating as the admin block, is available for rent as a wedding venue. Bus 3 or 107 can get you to the Pinewood Studios.

Livesey alerts the others in their party about the turn of events. The pirates eventually set off in search of Flint’s treasure. They get spooked along the way when they hear Captain Flint’s voice. Merry tells Long John that he shouldn’t cross any spirit. Long John responds, “man, beast, or spirit, I don’t care if it’s Beelzebub himself. I’m gonna get that loot!”

Only that it’s Gunn mimicking Flink to tease them. On arrival at the spot on the map, they find that the treasure isn’t there. Merry leads a rebellion against Silver, and Livesey’s party arrives to drive them off. The doctor, Jim, and Silver return to Gunn’s cave. They find the treasure hauled up in the cave after Gunn previously moved it all in there. The group loads up the Hispaniola and starts the journey back home.

The Black Park in Iver Heath is listed as another Treasure Island location. Its location, adjacent to the Pinewood Studios, makes it a popular film shoot location.

Some of the films with scenes shot at the park include “The Brides of Dracula,” “The Curse of the Werewolf,” and “The Curse of Frankenstein.” Bus 3, 106, or 107 can get you to Black Park.