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Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
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June 1964 (USA)
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A Lone U.S. Astronaut Space-Ship Wrecked on Mars! more
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Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet. full summary | add synopsis
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WAAAAAY ahead of its time!
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(Complete credited cast) | Paul Mantee | ... | Cmdr. Christopher 'Kit' Draper |
| Victor Lundin | ... | Friday |
 | Adam West | ... | Col. Dan McReady |
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| The Wooley Monkey | ... | Mona |
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110 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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The Martian spacecraft are left-overs from The War of the Worlds (1953). Director Byron Haskin was involved in both projects, although George Pal is often given sole credit for the earlier classic.
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Continuity: When Draper gets in and out of pond in long shots, he's totally naked but during time he's actually in water he's wearing brown trunks.
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Featured in "Is It Real?: Life on Mars" (2006)
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Even though this movie was made in 1964, it puts to shame the more recent (and astronomically more expensive) "Mission to Mars" and "Red Planet".
The characters act much more like real people/enslaved extraterrestrials than was common in sci-fi films of that era. Mantee is well-trained and resourceful, handling most problems (with the exception of his forced isolation) with reasonable aplomb. He is much closer to what we expect an astronaut to be than the ridiculous characters from MtM and RP.
The equipment is also a notch above the usual 60s fare, with real cables, actual dials and knobs, and that utilitarian look so common in military hardware. I have to give this film and extra half-star just for the realistic technology.
Overall, a good, solid sci-fi film from the golden age. Like many others, I'm waiting for the DVD.
*** out of *****