Writing
Robert Louis Stevenson
Born — Died
1850-11-13 — 1894-12-03
Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Known for
Writing
Credits
6 titles
Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for the novels Treasure Island (1883), Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), and Kidnapped (1886) and for the poetry collection A Child's Garden of Verses (1885). Born and educated in Edinburgh, Stevenson suffered from serious bronchial trouble for much of his life but managed to write prolifically and travel widely despite his poor health. As a young man, he mixed in London literary circles, receiving encouragement from Sidney Colvin, Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, Leslie Stephen and W. E. Henley, the last of whom m…
Known for
8.0This 1971 animated movie tells the well-known story of Jim Hawkins and his adventures in search of treasure of Treasure Island.
Treasure Island
1971
6.0Jim Hawkins is a young boy lead by progressive events to embark on a search journey for the legendary treasure of the once dreaded pirate, Captain Flint. On their way to Treasure Island, John Silver, Jim's best friend, take over command of the ship revealing his true self as the ruthless pirate who once was the right hand of Flint himself. Feeling betrayed, Jim now has to deal with his mixed feelings and face Silver who still consider himself and Jim as friends.
Treasure Island: The Movie
1987
NRRobert Louis Stevenson's supernatural chiller is updated to present day Edinburgh.
The Bottle Imp
1992
NRBased on one of Robert Louis Stevenson's short stories, a young reprobate who visits a jeweler with the intention of killing and robbing him, but has an ugly interview with himself before a mirror and quickly changes his mind.
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
8.0Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
Kidnapped
1986
NROne of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself. Presumed to be a lost film.
The Suicide Club
1909
Behind the camera
8.0This 1971 animated movie tells the well-known story of Jim Hawkins and his adventures in search of treasure of Treasure Island.
Treasure Island
1971
6.0Jim Hawkins is a young boy lead by progressive events to embark on a search journey for the legendary treasure of the once dreaded pirate, Captain Flint. On their way to Treasure Island, John Silver, Jim's best friend, take over command of the ship revealing his true self as the ruthless pirate who once was the right hand of Flint himself. Feeling betrayed, Jim now has to deal with his mixed feelings and face Silver who still consider himself and Jim as friends.
Treasure Island: The Movie
1987
NRRobert Louis Stevenson's supernatural chiller is updated to present day Edinburgh.
The Bottle Imp
1992
NRBased on one of Robert Louis Stevenson's short stories, a young reprobate who visits a jeweler with the intention of killing and robbing him, but has an ugly interview with himself before a mirror and quickly changes his mind.
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
8.0Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
Kidnapped
1986
NROne of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself. Presumed to be a lost film.
The Suicide Club
1909