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 big-swing hybrid of hand-drawn and CGI craft aimed at reimagining Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island as an interstellar adventure. It carried the studio's animation legacy into a new visual language, blending painterly backgrounds with digital "space" effects at a moment when Disney was searching for its next identity after the Renaissance era. Though it underperformed at release, it has since gathered a devoted following for its ambition and design, making it a notable entry for collectors tracking the studio's turn-of-the-century experimentation.
This 35mm cell centers on Jim Hawkins, the restless young protagonist whose journey from aimless dreamer to capable spacefarer drives the entire story. Collectors seek him out because he anchors the film's emotional arc, the character audiences are meant to grow alongside as the tale of treasure and self-discovery unfolds. A cell like this represents a piece of that formative screen presence, a tangible frame from the reel carrying Jim Hawkins through the film's celebrated visual world.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print of Treasure Planet (2002).
Gauge
35mm; the strip holds three frames, each with four perforations visible on the upper edge; the lower edge perforations are also present, confirming four-per-frame on both edges.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges; spacing appears even across all three frames; perforation corners are rounded and punches appear clean.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track is visible running along the lower edge beside the perforations, appearing as a dual variable-area (stereo) waveform; a thin blue line consistent with a Dolby SR or similar encoded track is also discernible immediately above it.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture at sufficient resolution to read any key numbers or manufacturer text.
Base & colour
The base appears with a slight warm-neutral tint; the dye image reads as full-colour with no obvious fading or red shift.
Projection history
No visible splices, cue marks or heavy scratching are apparent; the surface appears consistent with a lightly projected print.
Picture
Positive colour image; all three frames appear to be consecutive frames from a single continuous shot; the animated character style and colour palette are consistent with Treasure Planet (2002).
Era check
The dual variable-area optical soundtrack with apparent Dolby encoding, full-colour dye image, and rounded-corner perforations are all consistent with a 35mm theatrical release print from the early 2000s.
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 000062851
Original Film CaptureAs received
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