3 Movies Directed by Byron Haskin

Treasure Island

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1950-07-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

(4223 Reviews)

Director:

Byron Haskin

Genres:

Adventure Family

Cast:

Bobby Driscoll Robert Newton Basil Sydney Walter Fitzgerald

Writer:

Lawrence Edward Watkin (screenplay)

Robert Louis Stevenson (story)

Fullplot:

Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey and Jim Hawkins charter a sailing voyage to a Caribbean island. Unfortunately, a large number of Flint's old pirate crew are aboard the ship, including Long John Silver.

The War of the Worlds

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1953-08-26

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (23580 Reviews)

Director:

Byron Haskin

Genres:

Action Sci-Fi Thriller

Cast:

Gene Barry Ann Robinson Les Tremayne Robert Cornthwaite

Writer:

H.G. Wells (novel)

Barrè Lyndon (screenplay)

Fullplot:

H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The residents of a small town in California are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Their joy is tempered somewhat when they discover that it has passengers who are not very friendly. The movie itself is understood better when you consider that it was made at the height of the Cold War--just replace Martian with Russian....