Robinson Crusoe (1954)
An English slave trader is marooned on a remote tropical island, forced to fend for himself and deal with crushing loneliness.
- Luis Buñuel
- Ignacio Villareal
- Luis Buñuel
- Hugo Butler
- Daniel Defoe
- Luis Alcoriza
Rating: 6.1/10 by 80 users
Alternative Title:
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - US
Die Abenteuer des Robinson Crusoe - DE
Las Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe - MX
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - AU
Robinson Crusoes äventyr - SE
Country:
Mexico
Language:
English
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 30 minutes
Budget: $350,000
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: mutiny, island, cat, shipwreck, loneliness, cannibal, shore, deserted island, tropical island
Dan O'Herlihy is great with his portrayal of the man shipwrecked onto a tropical desert island where he must adapt to survive. Luckily, there are a few essentials he is able to salvage from his ship. A combination of guile and determination helps him establish and thrive - after a fairly rudimental fashion - for many years before he rescues a native man from a nearby island that was destined for the cannibal's pot - "Friday" (Jaime Fernández). For the most part, there is precious little dialogue - we follow "Crusoe" as he acclimatises to his life on his own, treading a fine line between madness and a stoic realisation that he is still better off alive. His nervous relationship with his eventual companion is also quite well, and enjoyably, played out and the ending - well it's true to the book, and the fact that we actually have a book tells us... This is an enjoyable adaptation of the Daniel Defoe story, it's colourfully filmed (in Mexico) and is well worth a watch.
