In Theaters: August 5, 1954 (limited)
PG-13 | 1h 30m | Action, Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: | Ben Stassen, Vincent Kesteloot |
Producer(s): | Caroline Van Iseghem, Gina Gallo, Mimi Maynard, Ben Stassen, Domonic Paris |
Cast: | Ron Allen |
Writer(s): | Lee Christopher, Domonic Paris, Graham Welldon |