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The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.The classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 4 nominations total
Dan O'Herlihy
- Robinson Crusoe
- (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
- …
Jaime Fernández
- Friday
- (as Jaime Fernandez)
Chel López
- The Bos'n
- (as Chel Lopez)
José Chávez
- Leader of the Mutiny
- (as Jose Chavez)
- Director
- Writers
- Daniel Defoe
- Hugo Butler(originally as Philip Ansell Roll)
- Luis Buñuel
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe three lead actors all died in 2005.
- GoofsWhen Robinson looks at a neighboring island for the first time through his telescope, the scene shown as though looking through the telescope is just a picture of the island - nothing in it moves including the waves.
- Quotes
Robinson Crusoe: If anyone in England met such an odd creature as I was in my 18th year of solitude, it must either have frightened them or caused a great deal of laughter.
- Alternate versionsAccording to Dan O'Herlihy, he would perform each scene twice, once in English and then once in Spanish, for the English-language and Spanish-language versions, although a Spanish-speaking actor was used later to dub O'Herlihy's voice in the Spanish-language version anyway.
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Survival, Loneliness, Fear and Friendship
On 30 September 1659, the ship of the aristocratic British Robinson Crusoe (Daniel O'Herlihy) sinks and he miraculously survives in a deserted island somewhere in South America. He retrieves the dog Rex and the cat Sam, together with some supplies, weapons, clothes and tools from the shipwreck; builds a shelter; and learns how to survive, cooking, farming, harvesting the crop and gathering a cattle. Then the loneliness disturbs him, especially after the loss of Rex. When he sees a group of cannibals in the island, tension and fear become part of his life. Later he saves the life of a savage that was going to be eaten by the cannibals; he names him Friday (Jaime Fernández) and they become friends. When Robinson Crusoe sees Caucasians in the island, he finds that Captain Oberzo (Felipe de Alba) was the victim of a mutiny and he helps him to retrieve his ship. After twenty-eight years, two months and nineteen days, Robinson Crusoe leaves the island to return to the civilization.
"Robinson Crusoe" was my favorite novel in my childhood and I do not know how many times I have read this book. Luis Buñuel, who is one of my favorite directors, makes a faithful transposition of this timeless story of survival, loneliness, fear and friendship to the cinema. This is probably the first conventional movie of Buñuel that I have ever seen and his usual surrealism is limited to the sickness and daydream of Robinson Crusoe. Daniel O'Herlihy is a perfect Robinson Crusoe and this movie is recommended for the whole family. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Robinson Crusoé" ("Robinson Crusoe")
"Robinson Crusoe" was my favorite novel in my childhood and I do not know how many times I have read this book. Luis Buñuel, who is one of my favorite directors, makes a faithful transposition of this timeless story of survival, loneliness, fear and friendship to the cinema. This is probably the first conventional movie of Buñuel that I have ever seen and his usual surrealism is limited to the sickness and daydream of Robinson Crusoe. Daniel O'Herlihy is a perfect Robinson Crusoe and this movie is recommended for the whole family. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Robinson Crusoé" ("Robinson Crusoe")
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- Jan 5, 2010
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- Also known as
- The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
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- Budget
- $350,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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