Five on a Treasure Island (1957)
Gênero : Aventura, Família
Runtime : 2H 2M
Director : Gerald Landau
Escritor : Michael Barnes
Sinopse
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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Prof. Millard pretends to be dead and helps Jeff King ferret out Vulcan, the evil traitor at the science academy. Donning his Rocket Man costume King goes from one hair raising rescue to the next in order to keep the newly invented Decimator out of the clutches of Vulcan and his minions.
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3 versões de duração:
227 min (seriado com 12 episódios) (USA)
79 min (adaptado para TV) (USA)
80 min (DVD)
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