''The Treasure Seekers'' is a 1979 British-American

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directed by Henry Levin and starring

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. It was shot on location in Jamaica.

Premise

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

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Cast

- Marian Casey *

- Stack Baker *

- Ursula *

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- Reginald Landers * Bob Phillips - Joe * Jennie Sherman - Debbie *

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- 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. 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''.

References

External links

* 1970s adventure films 1979 films British action films Films directed by Henry Levin Films set in Jamaica Films shot in Jamaica Seafaring films Films about treasure hunting Underwater action films 1970s action films 1970s English-language films American action adventure films 1970s American films 1970s British films {{1970s-action-film-stub