Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
Género : Aventura, Familia
Tiempo de ejecución : 2H 2M
Director : Gerald Landau
Escritor : Michael Barnes
Sinopsis
A story of the location of shipwrecked treasure (gold ingots) being hunted down by 4 children George, Julian, Dick and Ann (sic) and their dog Tim up against a couple of machinating baddies...
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