Robinson Crusoe
(Las Aventuras de Robinson Crusoe)
(The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe)

Mexico (1952): Adventure/Drama

Exiled from his Spanish homeland, director Luis Buñuel 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 novel about a 17th century shipwreck victim (Dan O'Herlihy) and his Man Friday (James Fernández). Buñuel 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^®, Robinson Crusoe was released in Mexico two years before its American distribution. -- (Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide, including trailer)

For a detailed examination of the film visit the IMDb. (OLMEC-Producciones Tepeyac-Ultramar/U-A)

· Actor 1954: Dan O'Herlihy

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