Treasure Island is a 1950 English-language Adventure Family motion picture written by Lawrence Edward Watkin and directed by Byron Haskin and produced by Walt Disney and Perce Pearce under the banner of Walt Disney Productions. It was filmed in England on location and at Denham Film Studios, Buckinghamshire. Treasure island stars Bobby Driscoll in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Robert Newton, Basil Sydney, Finlay Currie, Walter Fitzgerald, Denis O'dea and Ralph Truman. The film is based on Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. The music was composed by Clifton Parker. Cinematography was done by Freddie Young and editing by Alan Jaggs. The motion picture has a running time of 96 minutes. It was released on 19th July 1950 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Treasure Island was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $4 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by RKO Radio Pictures.