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Treasure Island

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Original title

Treasure Island

Year

1999

Running time

86 min.

Country

United States

Director

Scott King

Screenwriter

Scott King

Cast

Music

Chris Anderson

Cinematography

Phillip Glau, Scott King, Jonathan Sanford

Producer

King Pictures

Genre

Drama | II World War. Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

This film has nothing to do with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story. Rather this movie is about the World War II naval base called Treasure Island that was located in San Francisco Bay. Set in mid WWII, two code specialists are hard at work trying to decipher Japanese messages and sending confusing messages to deceive the Japanese. However the film is more about the sexual mores of the day than about the wartime effort. It seems each of the coders has a secret. The first is secretly a polygamist, with one wife being Japanese-American that he keeps hidden away so she won't face detention and the other wife being sickly leaving her unable to go out, as well. The other man can only have sex with his wife if another man is watching his performance.

Awards: 1999: Sundance: Special Jury Prize (Scott King for distinctive vision in filmmaking)

1999: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for John Cassavetes Award

2001: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Producers Award

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Treasure Island

1999

Scott King