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Robinson Crusoe

Original title: Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

“Every thrill-swept page blazes to life on the screen!”

1955 · 1 h 30 min
Directed by Luis Buñuel · Spain · Surrealism and the Avant-Garde
AdventureDrama

Cast

Dan O'Herlihy Jaime Fernández Felipe de Alba Chel López José Chávez Emilio Garibay

Credits

Written by: Daniel Defoe Hugo Butler

Plot

A shipwrecked man spends nearly thirty years alone on a desert island, then befriends a man he names Friday.

Sinekatalog’s take

A clear-eyed, spare Buñuel adaptation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (5,174 votes)
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