The Three Investigators in The Secret of Skeleton Island

Nov 7, 2007

1h 31m

★ 6.1

Overview

The hobby detectives “The Three Investigators” want to take a little break. So they take advantage of an offer from Peter's father, who has accepted a job in South Africa and wants to take the detectives there. But Jupiter, Peter and Bob wouldn't be the three investigators marks feared by the criminal world if they just lounged around in the sun on their vacation. So it's no wonder that the clever boys soon have their next case to solve...

Genres

Mystery

Adventure

Family

Production Companies

Zweite Medienfonds GFP

Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion

Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa

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Cast

Jupiter Jones

Chancellor Miller

Pete Crenshaw

Nick Price

Bob Andrews

Cameron Monaghan

Al Crenshaw

Nigel Whitmey

Gamba

Akin Omotoso

Chris

Naima Sebe

Tom Farraday

Langley Kirkwood

Bill/Victor Hugenay

James Faulkner

Man at Junkyard

Andreas Fröhlich

Man in Hotel

Oliver Rohrbeck

Auction Assistant

Nicola Barbour

Miss Wilbur

Fiona Ramsay

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