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Treasure of Matecumbe

German title: Der Goldschatz der Matacumbe
Francaise title: Le Trésor de Matacumba
Spain title: El tresoro de Matecumbe
Russian title: Сокровища Матекумбе
Original title: Treasure of Matecumbe

Alternative titles:
The Treasure of Matecumbe | Der Goldschatz von Matecumbe | Der Goldschatz von Mate Cumbe

Youth adventure – USA
Production year: 1976
Movie length: 117 minutes

Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Don Tait, Robert Lewis Taylor
Cinematograph: Frank Phillips
Music: Buddy Baker

Movie description:

This adventure chronicles two boys’ search for a treasure buried somewhere in the Florida Keys during the mid-1800s. The children are assisted by three adults, who each have their own agendas for finding the cache. The hunters are followed by a greedy gang of villains.

In post-Civil War Kentucky, young David Burnie becomes the unexpected heir to the family secret: a map leading to buried treasure on the Florida isle of Matecumbe. The youth, joined by four fellow adventurers, begins his search for the treasure despite deadly interference by his late father’s archenemy. The angry threat of a hurricane and the presence of hostile Indians set the mood for the frantic trek to the swampy site – a destination that could provide untold wealth for the searchers ... or for their evil pursuers!

Boy Actors