The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island

IMDb ID: tt0476603 · Rating: 5.7 (1,660 votes)

Genres: Adventure · Family · Mystery

Three kid detectives go on an epic journey to eerie Skeleton Island. Once home to pirates, it's now plagued by a mysterious beast.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island
United States: The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island
Germany: Die drei ??? - Das Geheimnis der Geisterinsel
Germany: Die drei Fragezeichen und das Geheimnis der Geisterinsel (promotional title)
France: Les Trois Jeunes Détectives : Le Secret de l'île aux fantômes
Canada: Les trois jeunes détectives: le secret de l'île aux fantômes (French)
Mexico: Los Tres Investigadores y el Misterio en la Isla del Esqueleto
Spain: Los tres investigadores y el secreto de la isla esqueleto
Hungary: T3I - A Csontváz-sziget
Netherlands: T3I the Three Investigators Mission 1: Skeleton Island
Australia: T3I: The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island (DVD Title)
Czech Republic: T3I: Tři pátrači a Tajemství ostrova kostlivců
Canada: The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton IslandThe Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island (English)
Russia: Три сыщика и тайна острова Скелетов
Bulgaria: Тримата детективи в тайната на Острова на призраците (Bulgarian)
Los tres investigadores y el secreto de la isla esqueletoContent RatingPGRuntime91 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews11Critic Reviews13Countries / RegionsGermany
South Africa
United KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordspirate
journey
young detectives
amateur detective
based on novelFilming LocationsCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaProduction CompaniesStudio Hamburg International Production (SHIP)
Medienfonds GFP
Saltire EntertainmentIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0476603/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0476603.jpgUpdated At2025-09-21T06:21:21

Directors

Florian Baxmeyer

Writers

Robert Arthur
David Howard
Ronald Kruschak
Philip LaZebnik
Thomas Oliver Walendy

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Chancellor Miller | Character: Jupiter Jones
Actor: Nick Price | Character: Pete Crenshaw
Actor: Cameron Monaghan | Character: Bob Andrews
Actor: Naima Sebe | Character: Chris
Actor: Nigel Whitmey | Character: Al Crenshaw
Actor: Akin Omotoso | Character: Gamba
Actor: Fiona Ramsay | Character: Miss Wilbur
Actor: Langley Kirkwood | Character: Tom Farraday
Actor: James Faulkner | Character: Bill
Actor: Jannik Schümann | Character: Justus Jonas
Actor: Yoshij Grimm | Character: Peter Shaw
Actor: Daniel Claus | Character: Bob Andrews
Actor: Andreas Fröhlich | Character: Man at Junkyard
Actor: Oliver Rohrbeck | Character: Man in Hotel
Actor: Nicola Barbour | Character: Auction Assistant

[Directors Group]
Name: Florian Baxmeyer | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Robert Arthur | Role: Writer
Name: David Howard | Role: Writer
Name: Ronald Kruschak | Role: Writer
Name: Philip LaZebnik | Role: Writer
Name: Thomas Oliver Walendy | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: David Groenewold | Role: Producer
Name: Malte Grunert | Role: Producer
Name: Ronald Kruschak | Role: Producer
Name: Stuart Pollok | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Schwarz | Role: Producer
Name: Dieter Stempnierwsky | Role: Producer
Name: Sytze Van Der Laan | Role: Producer
Name: Giselher Venzke | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Annette Focks | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Peter Krause | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ueli Christen | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Jennifer L. Smith | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Billy Keam | Role: Production Designer
Name: Albrecht Konrad | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Darryl Hammer | Role: Art Director
Name: Elgin Rust | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Graeme Blem | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Esther Walz | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Zanmarie Hanekom | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marie Maggio | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Björn Rehbein | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Daleen Badenhorst | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jayson de Rosner | Role: Production Manager
Name: Gabriele Niemeyer | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Lali Avis | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jan Sebastian Ballhaus | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Agne Braziene | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Wendy Croad | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: François Doge | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Eva Franzen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Axel Eichhorst | Role: Art Department
Name: Tessa Hunt | Role: Art Department
Name: Vincent Marincowitz | Role: Art Department
Name: Tracy Perkins | Role: Art Department
Name: Ashleigh Tobias | Role: Art Department
Name: Megan van Heerden | Role: Art Department
Name: David Wynne-Roberts | Role: Art Department
Name: Rae Wynne-Roberts | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Markus Braack | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lisa Geffcken-Reinhard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Norbert Göke | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nigel Holland | Role: Sound Department
Name: Deni King | Role: Sound Department
Name: Conrad Kuhne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dominik Oppon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dimitrios Posukidis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carsten Richter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bertrand Roets | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ralph Thiekötter | Role: Sound Department
Name: Norbert Zich | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Kevin Bitters | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mick Milligan | Role: Special Effects
Name: Max Poolman | Role: Special Effects
Name: Ivan Janse Van Rensburg | Role: Special Effects
Name: Donavin Waters | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Andreas Adamek | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Joerg Bruemmer | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Christel Brunn | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Manfred Büttner | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Markus Degen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Thomas Diesselhorst | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dirk Frischmuth | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Florian Gellinger | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mareike Hilgenfeldt | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Benjamin Krebs | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michael Lankes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Claudia Lechen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Dirk Matzkuhn | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Natalie Meffert | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mohsen Mousavi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alexander Nietzold | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Ohler | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Pinnow | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Christian Pundschus | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Bastian Schreitling | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Florian Schroeder | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Gregory Schuchmann | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Florian Schuck | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Markus 'Maggi' Selchow | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tim Stern | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michael Wagner | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Jonathan Weber | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: George Bailey | Role: Stunts
Name: Adam Horton | Role: Stunts
Name: Leander Lacey | Role: Stunts
Name: Pierre Marais | Role: Stunts
Name: John Smith | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Adrian Boerlage | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shaun Campbell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manoel C. Ferreira | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Augusto Figueira | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Benji Fischer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Gibb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Zane Harrison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ken Hodgson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sebastian Meuschel | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Udo Ravenstein | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adi Visser | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sven Vosloo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Daniela Ortenzia Chelaru | Role: Costume Department
Name: Wolfgang Ender | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mia Hoffman | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ayesha Khatieb | Role: Costume Department
Name: Terence Norman | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Arne Herrmann | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Sebastian Lipp | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Nana Novosad | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Angela Tippel | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Chris de Villiers | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Ferran Cruixent | Role: Music Department
Name: Milena Fessmann | Role: Music Department
Name: Peter Fuchs | Role: Music Department
Name: Uli Kleppi | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Ruben Engel | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Ria Van Heerden | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Adam Kaptein | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Winnie Weber | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Ronney Afortu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Celia Bannerman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicola Barbour | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Beaumont | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew Eriksson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Frank Hellmann | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steffi Hiller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Willow Howell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Birgit Mangold | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luke Randolph | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dennis Reuter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tilmann Vierzig | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Harro von Have | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean-Marie Webb | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

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Release Schedule

Austria: November 8, 2007
Switzerland: November 8, 2007 (German speaking region)
Germany: November 8, 2007
United States: 2008
France: December 8, 2010 (TV release)

Awards

Box Office