Treasure in Malta

Poster for Maltese TV show turned movie, Treasure in Malta.
Sannap Cliffs, Gozo.

Synopsis

Tom and Sukie arrive in Malta to spend the holidays with their father, an archaeologist excavating for a legendary golden statue of Calypso on the island of Gozo. When he fails to meet them, the siblings befriend Jiminy, a Maltese boy, and head to their father’s villa, where they overhear two crooks threatening him. After the children report the incident to the police, the crooks deceive the authorities. Escaping from danger, they make their way to Gozo to find their father’s colleague, but they are all captured. Just as the statue is about to be handed over to the crooks, Jiminy returns with an army of children who overpower the villains and deliver them into the hands of the police.

Production Info

Released



1963

Directed


Lothar Michael Schmitt
Derek Williams

Starring

Mario Debono
Aidan Mompalao de Piro
Marylu Coppini

More Info

Treasure in Malta Scenes on Gozo

  • A large white boat at a dock.
    MV Imperial Eagle, one of the Gozo ferries in the 60s. Scuttled in 1999, she is now one of Malta’s deeper wreck dives.
  • A man in a white shirt and red trousers walks along a hill, with a view of a sandy red beach.
    The film’s treasure is buried in the cliffs above Ramla Bay, Gozo
  • Three children stand talking on a hill, overlooking a harbour.
    The children arrive on Gozo, scene shot overlooking Mgarr harbour.
  • Church with old cars parked in front of it.
    The Conventual Church of St Francis of Assisi in Victoria, Gozo.

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Did you Know

Originally shot and aired as 6-part children’s TV series on the UK’s BBC, it was cut into a 93 minute feature film and shown in UK and US cinemas.

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