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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 80% of the 143 1950s adventure movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
The titular adventurer, after defying his parents to go to sea, survives a shipwreck and becomes a castaway on a deserted island for nearly thirty years, learning to build a new life from scratch, discovering companionship with a native man he names Friday, and eventually returning to civilisation a changed man, finding wealth and new challenges.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
99 audience votes
Key crew
- Luis BuñuelScreenplay
- Luis BuñuelDirector
- Hugo ButlerScreenplay
- Anthony CollinsOriginal Music Composer
- Luis AlcorizaScreenplay
Cast
- Dan O'HerlihyRobinson Crusoe
- Jaime FernándezFriday
- Felipe de AlbaCaptain Oberzo
- Chel LópezBosun
- José ChávezPirate
- Emilio GaribayLeader of the Mutiny
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Themes
mutinyislandcatshipwrecklonelinesscannibalshoredeserted islandtropical island