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The Treasure Seekers (1979 film)

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'The Treasure Seekers' is a 1979 British-American action film directed by Henry Levin and starring Rod Taylor, Stuart Whitman and Elke Sommer. It was shot on location in Jamaica.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090206223611/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/375809 BFI.org]

Premise



Two former football players re-unite to search for the lost treasures of the seventeenth century pirate Henry Morgan...

Cast



* Rod Taylor - Marian Casey

* Stuart Whitman - Stack Baker

* Elke Sommer - Ursula

* Jeremy Kemp - Reginald Landers

* Bob Phillips - Joe

* Jennie Sherman - Debbie

* Keenan Wynn - Meat Cleaver Stewart

* Keith Foote - Lincoln

* Dan Jackson - Supt. Prinz

* Patrick Wymore - Shelley

* Patricia Hornung - Alicia

* Hans Kahn - German captain

* Paul Methuen - Merril Jr

* Joanna Wilhelm - Merril Jr.'s wife

* Dermot Hussey - Stevan

Production



Rod Taylor wrote the script.[http://rodtaylorsite.com/treasureseekers.shtml 'The Treasure Seekers' at the Complete Rod Taylor site] accessed 12 March 2013 Filming took place in 1976 but the film only achieved a limited release a number of years later. There were a number of problems during the shoot and post production.Stephen Vagg, 'Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood' (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p188-189

Release



The film was also released under the title 'Jamaican Gold'.

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