Treasure in Malta

Year

1963

directed by

Lothar Michael Schmitt

Derek Williams

starring

Mario Debono

Aidan Mompalao de Piro

Marylu Coppini

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.

treasure in Malta scenes on GOZO

MV Imperial Eagle, one of the Gozo ferries in the 60s. Scuttled in 1999, she is now one of Malta's deeper wreck dives.

The film's treasure is buried in the cliffs above Ramla Bay, Gozo

The Conventual Church of St Francis of Assisi in Victoria, Gozo.

The children arrive on Gozo, scene shot overlooking Mgarr harbour.

treasure in malta filming locations map

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.