Robinson Crusoe (1953)
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Genres - Action, Adventure, Drama |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama |
Release Date - Aug 5, 1954 (USA - Unknown), Aug 5, 1954 (USA) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - Mexico |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Exiled from his Spanish homeland, director Luis Bunuel set up shop in Mexico. Here he made his only American-financed film, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. This is a reasonably reliable version of the Daniel Defoe's novel about a 17th century shipwreck victim (Dan O'Herlihy) and his "Man Friday" (James Fernandez). Bunuel cannot resist tossing in his occasional barbs against the smugness of Society--though not so many as to scare away customers. The director's long-standing distaste with the church is discreetly manifested in a few brief scenes wherein Crusoe's faith in God wavers. Magnificently photographed in Pathecolor, Adventures of Robinson Crusoe was released in Mexico two years before its American distribution.
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island-deserted, shipwreck, friendship, stranded, loneliness, sailor, native, cannibal