Robinson Crusoe (1954)

Director:

Luis Buñuel

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Defoe (novel)
Hugo Butler (screenplay) (originally as Philip Ansell Roll) ...
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Release Date:

5 August 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama

Tagline:

EVERY THRILL-SWEPT PAGE BLAZES TO LIFE ON THE SCREEN! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

The classical story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck |

Plot Keywords:

Island | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Dan O'Herlihy	...	Robinson Crusoe (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Jaime Fernández	...	Friday
Felipe de Alba	...	Captain Oberzo
Chel López	...	Bosun
José Chávez	...	Pirate
Emilio Garibay	...	Leaders of the Mutiny

Directed by
Luis Buñuel

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Defoe		(novel "Robinson Crusoe")
Hugo Butler		(screenplay) originally as Philip Ansell Roll and
Luis Buñuel		(screenplay)

Produced by
Óscar Dancigers	....	producer (as Oscar Dancigers Production)
Henry F. Ehrlich	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Anthony Collins

Cinematography by
Alex Phillips

Film Editing by
Carlos Savage
Alberto Valenzuela		(as Alberto E. Valenzuela)

Production Design by
Edward Fitzgerald

Set Decoration by
Pablo Galván

Makeup Department
Isaac Jurado	....	hair stylist
Armando Meyer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Federico Amérigo	....	production manager
Jorge Cardeña	....	production chief
Antonio de Salazar	....	production manager (as Antonio Salazar)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ignacio Villareal	....	assistant director

Art Department
Italo Tomassi	....	construction department head (uncredited)

Sound Department
Teódulo Bustos	....	sound editor
Javier Mateos	....	dialogue recordist
Javier Mateos	....	sound
Galdino R. Samperio	....	sound re-recordist (as Galdino Samperio)

Music Department
Jesús González Gancy	....	music recordist (as Jesús González G.)

Other crew
Luis Alcoriza	....	screenplay by

Production Companies

• Oscar Dancigers Production
• Producciones Tepeyac (presents) (as Production Tepeyac)

Distributors

• United Artists (1955) (USA) (theatrical)
• Dynit (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
• Kinokuniya (2006) (Japan) (DVD) (box set)
• VCI Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (remastered)
• Versátil Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Screen Time Images  film restoration

Also Known As:

Las aventuras de Robinson Crusoe (Mexico)
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (USA)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U (cut)

Filming Locations:

Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico

Company:

Oscar Dancigers Production

Trivia:

The three lead actors all died in 2005.

Movie Connections:

Version of Robinson Crusoe (1913)

A Beautiful Story

As someone who is not a great admirer of surrealism in any of its forms, and who found works like Le Chien Andalou or The Obscure Object of Desire gratuitously disturbing or pretensious respectively, I was delighted to come across this beautifully sensitive telling of the Robinson Crusoe story. A story not only of survival but also of friendship it is told with great feeling and warmth.