Luis Bunuel's Robinson Crusoe

1954

Luis Bunuel's Robinson Crusoe

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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.
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Action & Adventure, Classics
  • Directed By:
    Luis Buñuel
  • Written By:
    Philip Roll, Luis Buñuel
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     wide
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  • Studio:
    United Artists

Cast

Dan O'Herlihy
as Robinson Crusoe
Jaime Fernández
as Friday
James Fernandez
Felipe de Alba
as Captain Oberzo
Chel López
as Bosun
Jose Chavez
as Pirate
Emilio Garibay
as Pirate
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Audience Reviews for Luis Bunuel's Robinson Crusoe

  • May 27, 2018
    Perhaps the most "normal" film made by Luis Buñuel but not as simple as it may seem, since you can find a lot here about power relationships, religion, civilization and - most especially - loneliness, in an adaptation that benefits from a solid performance by Dan O'Herlihy.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
  • May 01, 2015
    The best known version of the guy on a desert island trope (why don't they ever do a woman on a desert island ... or was that "Gravity"? Nevermind.) It's from the 1950's so be prepared for some racism casually thrown about, but not enough to make you sic yer pitbull on the TV set. Based on a real story, natch.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Oct 21, 2011
    An atypical Buñuel that shows how the director was wrong for this kind of material. Despite the lushy colour photography, it has too little swashbuckling and excitment to keep fans of the adventure genre entertained and not enough of the Buñuel trademarks to keep his admirers scratching their heads. One can see the director's subversiviness creeping in beneath the surfice, but it must be questioned if the social commentary of bourgeois master and submissive slave (which contribute to a not all that likeable protagonist) is due more to the dated content of the novel or Buñuel's own beliefs.
    Matheus C Super Reviewer
  • Dec 30, 2010
    I guess Buñuel wanted to show that he could also make a normal movie, no surreal stuff here apart from one dream sequence. Being an admirer of Buñuel admirer I was largely disappointed by this. It's probably still the best film about Rubinson Crusoe that one can see, it follows the book exactly. But overall a very mediocre movie and not one I want to see again.
    William H Super Reviewer
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