Sources: Wikidata · OpenAlex. The record of the motion picture, not an assessment of this cell.
FILM NOTES
Treasure Planet arrived from Walt Disney Feature Animation in 2002, a science-fantasy retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure that fused traditional hand-drawn animation with CGI backgrounds and set pieces, an ambitious swing during a transitional era for the studio. Though it underperformed at the box office, it has since gained a devoted following for its visual invention, its melding of pirate lore with interstellar sailing, and its sincere coming-of-age story, making it a frequently revisited title among animation collectors tracing Disney's early digital experimentation.
This cell places Jim Hawkins aboard the RLS Legacy, the ship that carries him from restless dockside youth into the wider reach of his own story, alongside Long John Silver, the cyborg cook-turned-mentor whose loyalties remain the film's central question. Collectors prize material pairing these two figures, since their evolving bond drives the emotional weight of the picture. A frame naming both characters together, set aboard the ship itself, marks a foundational chapter of that relationship rather than a passing background moment.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002)
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three frames
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced, cleanly punched with no visible torn or deformed holes
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible along one edge, accompanied by a Dolby Digital data block pattern in the inter-perforation gaps on the same edge, and a DTS timecode line is also visible; consistent with a multi-format optical release print
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text
Base & colour
Base appears with a slight blue-cyan tint typical of modern safety stock; the dye image reads warm orange-brown, consistent with a correctly developed colour print
Projection history
Light vertical scratching is visible across the frame area, consistent with a print that has passed through a projector gate
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot, consistent with an animated feature matching Treasure Planet (2002)
Era check
The combination of Dolby Digital inter-perforation data blocks, DTS timecode strip, and variable-area optical track is consistent with a theatrical release print from the early 2000s, matching the 2002 release date on record
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000062834
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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