Robinson Crusoe (1954)

Directed by

Luis Buñuel

Genre

drama film, adventure film

Country

Mexico, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 96 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is stranded alone on a desert island after a shipwreck. He learns to survive by building shelter, finding food, and staying sane in isolation.

lonelyreflectivemethodicalsurvivalistcontemplativestarkpatient

What happens

Robinson Crusoe (Spanish: Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe; also released as Adventures of Robinson Crusoe) is a 1954 adventure film directed by Luis Buñuel, based on the 1719 novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe. It stars Dan O'Herlihy as Crusoe and Jaime Fernández as Friday. Both English and Spanish versions were produced, making it Buñuel's first English-language film. The film was entered into the 15th Venice International Film Festival, and was a critical and commercial success. In Mexico, it won six Ariel Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. O'Herlihy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film from Any Source. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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