# Die Schatzinsel (1966)

> A young man who inherits a treasure map sets out on a dangerous voyage to a remote island in this stylised wild west retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/39151

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Episode runtime: 85 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: adventure, western
- Created by: Walter Ulbrich
- Network: ZDF, ORTF Télévision
- Cast: Michael Ande, Jacques Dacqmine, Georges Riquier, Jean Mauvais, François Darbon, Ilsemarie Schnering, Dante Maggio, Antoine Baud
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061292/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: earnest, atmospheric, tense, gritty

## Synopsis

Die Schatzinsel (1966-1967) is a West German and French four-part miniseries created by Walter Ulbrich for ZDF, a stylised live-action adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel. Rather than the novel's 18th-century seafaring world, it places the story in a nineteenth-century Wild West of cowboy wardrobe, revolvers and frontier towns, blending pirate adventure with the euro-western fashion of its day. Michael Ande plays Jim Hawkins, a young man who comes into possession of a treasure map and sets out on a voyage toward a remote island, while Jacques Dacqmine appears as Squire John Trelawney and Georges Riquier as Dr David Livesey, the trusted adults who join the quest. Jean Mauvais plays James Brandon, and Ilsemarie Schnering appears as Mrs. Hawkins. Each episode runs about eighty-five minutes and is built around the escalating dangers of the hunt, with ambushes, shootouts and a rough crew of treasure seekers. The tone is atmospheric and earnest, with stark realism and a sense of genuine peril. Fans of the 1950 Treasure Island film, the classic Zorro serials and Once Upon a Time in the West will find resonance in its blend of swashbuckling adventure and dusty frontier style.

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