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Treasure of Matecumbe is a american film of genre Action directed by Vincent McEveety released in USA on 1 july 1976 with Johnny Doran
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 july 1976
Length 1h57
Directed by Vincent McEveety
OriginUSA
Themes Children's films
Rating61%
Treasure of Matecumbe is a Walt Disney Productions family adventure film released in 1976, directed by Vincent McEveety. It was based on the novel A Journey to Matecumbe by Robert Lewis Taylor. The plot involves a boy (Johnny Doran) and his companion (Billy Atmore) who run away from home to hunt for treasure. The filming locations were in Danville, Kentucky, Sacramento River at Colusa, California and Walt Disney Golden Oak Ranch in California. The final scene at a beached shipwreck was filmed at Walt Disney World's Discovery Island.
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En 1869, Davie Burnie découvre l'existence d'un trésor enfoui dans les marais de Floride. Il demande à Thad, un de ses amis, de l'aider à le retrouver. Seulement le trésor est également convoité par Spangler et ses hommes...Actors
Johnny Doran
(Davie)
Robert Foxworth
(Jim)
Joan Hackett
(Lauriette)
Peter Ustinov
(Dr. Snodgrass)
Vic Morrow
(Spangler)
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