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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Daniel Defoe (novel)
Hugo Butler (screenplay) (originally as Philip Ansell Roll) ...
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Release Date:
5 August 1954 (USA) more
Tagline:
EVERY THRILL-SWEPT PAGE BLAZES TO LIFE ON THE SCREEN! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
The classical story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Crusoe: The Complete Series - DVD Review
(From Monsters and Critics. 26 May 2009, 6:18 AM, PDT)
Crusoe: A Mini-Series or Just a Doomed-to-be-Cancelled TV Show?
(From TVSeriesFinale. 28 November 2008, 3:52 PM, PST)
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Bunuel's rare optimism more (20 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Dan O'Herlihy | ... | Robinson Crusoe (as Daniel O'Herlihy) | |
| Jaime Fernández | ... | Friday | |
| Felipe de Alba | ... | Captain Oberzo | |
| Chel López | ... | Bosun | |
| José Chávez | ... | Pirate | |
| Emilio Garibay | ... | Leaders of the Mutiny |
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Also Known As:
Las aventuras de Robinson Crusoe (Mexico)
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (USA)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Color:
Color (Pathécolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA High Fidelity Sound System)
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Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U (cut)
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Luis Buñuel's first all-English film; the script was also written in English. more
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Version of Robinson Gruesome (1959) more
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Defoe is not obvious Bunuel material in the way that Wuthering Heights is but the very tension between director and writer makes it the more interesting film. One scene especially should be viewed by anyone who holds that Bunuel's brilliance lies primarily in his surreal imagery marvelous as this. Crusoe in despair at his his solitude calls out 'The Lord is my shepherd' at the hills. As he he hears only the echo of his his voice even the lush tropical landscape appears to mock him. Once seen and heard(Dan O'Herhiley's voice is wonderful here) the VCR and DVD become redundant. The ending low key and unrhetorical is one of the rare moments of uplift offered by Bunuel. Relish it! Bunuel's adaptation of Defoe is one his rare films,others are 'Cela s'appelle l'aurore','The Young One' and 'Nazarin' in which some sense of optimism in human solidarity moderates the general bleakness of his view of the human condition.