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Robinson Crusoe on Mars
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Release Date:
June 1964 (USA) more
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Tagline:
A Lone U.S. Astronaut Space-Ship Wrecked on Mars! more
Plot:
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Paul Mantee ... Cmdr. Christopher 'Kit' Draper
Victor Lundin ... Friday

Adam West ... Col. Dan McReady
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The Wooley Monkey ... Mona
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Directed by
Byron Haskin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Daniel Defoe  novel "Robinson Crusoe"
John C. Higgins  writer
Ib Melchior  writer

Produced by
Aubrey Schenck .... producer
Edwin F. Zabel .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Van Cleave 
 
Cinematography by
Winton C. Hoch 
 
Film Editing by
Terry O. Morse 
 
Art Direction by
Arthur Lonergan 
Albert Nozaki  (as Al Nozaki)
Hal Pereira 
 
Makeup Department
Bud Bashaw Jr. .... makeup artist
Wally Westmore .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Goodstein .... assistant director
Arthur Jacobson .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Harold Lewis .... sound
John Wilkinson .... sound
Howard Beals .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Lawrence W. Butler .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Albert Whitlock .... matte artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Farciot Edouart .... process photographer
Murray Young .... key grip (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Fred Steiner .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Edward V. Ashburn .... technical advisor
Richard Mueller .... technicolor color consultant
 

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110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)

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Trivia:
Victor Lundin has recently (as of early 1999) written and recorded a "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" song. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Draper gets in and out of pond in long shots, he's totally naked but during time he's actually in water he's wearing brown trunks. more
Quotes:
Draper: Mr. Echo, go to hell! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hell in the Pacific (1968) more

FAQ

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17 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
An Interesting Concept, 8 March 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

As we get closer to traveling to other planets, this is one story that could wind up being real. This story pretty much follows the original Robinson Crusoe story, only it takes place on another planet and not on a desert island. Paul Mantee puts in a credible performance as the astronaut who must learn how to cope without being around his fellow man. The scene that is especially interesting is when he hallucinates after getting food poisoning and seeing his dead fellow crew member. This shows the effect that isolation can have on a person and how it can drive a person mad. Luckily he did find a companion in the alien he named Friday. I recommend this film heartily.

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