Dated, but fun movie mostly with just 1 character 2 if you count the monkey. A commentary track stitches together comments from a variety of participants, including mantee, haskin in a 1979 interview, and original screenwriter ib melchior disagreements between haskin and melchoir are. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. In this version, crusoe is an astronaut who crashlands on the seeminglyabandoned planet of mars. Awesome western desert outdoor shoots and a young batman is costar. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 robinson crusoe on mars. Robinson crusoe on mars original theatrical trailer youtube.
With paul mantee, victor lundin, adam west, the woolly monkey. Mondo is pleased to present the soundtrack to the science fiction cult classic robinson crusoe on mars 1964, for the first time ever on vinyl. The two survivors safely land on mars and figure out how to breathe, drink, and eat on the inhospitable planet. In 1964, audiences flocked to cinemas to see robinson crusoe on mars the scifi version of the classic novel by author daniel defoe. Watch robinson crusoe on mars full movie in hd visit movies. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The story begins at sea with the main protagonist, crusoe aidan quinn, en route to africa to retrieve slaves. As the title indicates, it is a science fiction retelling of the classic 1719 novel robinson crusoe by daniel defoe. The criterion collections dvd of robinson crusoe on mars is a handsome treatment of a minor classic. An underrated science fiction adventure that was ahead of its time in 1964, but obviously this trailers claim to scientific accuracy no longer applies. A delightful and uplifting film, robinson crusoe on mars deserves a. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out. This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the planet mars.
It is surprisingly good, and the job they did with the budget they had is remarkable more thin about it for a minute. Admittedly, if every film merely dwelled on those issues, wed quickly grow tired of it, but it works extremely well here. Over 50 years before matt damon was labeled the martian, there was the story of lone astronaut christopher kit draper and his struggle to survive on the red planet after being marooned by his ship. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central. Even more remarkable, for the majority of the film, robinson crusoe on mars is a oneman show.
This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the planet. We know mars isnt really like this, but just pretend it takes place on a planet in another solar system. Crusoe is a 1988 british drama film directed by caleb deschanel. The adventures of robinson crusoe serial wikipedia. Commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. The alien space ships were recycled from the war of the worlds 1953. While robinson crusoe on mars is more a kitsch curio than a classic movie, there is much entertainment to be had comparing this 1964 story of a lone astronaut pitted against all odds beyond this. Handanimated spaceships of course dont fly in todays cineplex, but as a piece of nostalgia, robinson crusoe on mars fits the bill perfectly. The first edition credited the works protagonist robinson crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character. Back in 1964, robinson crusoe on mars was certainly a landmark of special effects, combining animation with elaborate sets and costumes. Our fascination with the red planet is seemingly inexhaustible. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 science fiction film that adapted the classic novel robinson crusoe to an in space. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 feature video dailymotion. Spun from daniel defoes tale of the titular character, this scifi story involves a spaceship commander, chris draper paul mantee in a similar situation to the original robinson crusoe but rather than being stranded on an island, our hero is on a hostile planet.
This 1964 space epic is in fact an adaptation of the classic daniel defoe novel, and it plays fair by logic and science. Im curious as to how exactly this movie is similar or dissimilar to the novel robinson crusoe. It was directed by byron haskin conquest of space and featured stunning martian vistas designed by art directors arthur lonegan, hal pereira and al nozaki the war of the worlds. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129. Robinson crusoe on mars contributor names byron haskin director nathan van cleave composer. The 1964 film robinson crusoe on mars recasts the robinson crusoe story as a space adventure. Robinson crusoe on mars wikipedia, the free encyclopedia robinson crusoe on mars 1964 is a techniscope science fiction film retelling of the classic novel robinson crusoe by daniel defoe. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 tt0058530 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. While the mars depicted in the film is inaccurate as we know it today, it is a curious artifact because represents the best depiction of the red plant known. Robinson crusoe on mars is a science fiction adaptation of the daniel defoe classic. Audio commentary from 1994 featuring screenwriter ib melchior, actors paul mantee and victor lundin, production designer al nozaki, oscarwinning special effects designer and robinson crusoe on mars historian robert skotak, and excerpts from a 1979 audio interview with director byron haskin. Robin crusoe 1966, which took place on an earthbound island. The criterion collection dvd of this film was released in september.
To watch the full show go to my channel zuke05 then go to my playlist, find the show then click play all when his spaceship crashlands on mars, astronaut. This film is an adaption of daniel defoes classic tale of a sailor stranded on a deserted island. Set sometime in the future, its a surprisingly modern and compelling imagining of space travel between the earth and mars. And a music video puts movie clips alongside a song written and performed. See more ideas about robinson crusoe on mars, robinson crusoe, film adaptations. Man friday, a 1975 british film, retold the story from man fridays point of view. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 full movie download full.
Draper must learn to survive in this hostile environment fighting thirst, hunger, and even hostile aliens, if he expects to see home again. Paul mantee, victor lundin, adam west, the woolly monkey, byron haskin. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. This film is one of the few motion pictures made with no human females in. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 starring victor lundin and paul mantee on dvd and bluray. Victor lundin played the rescued companion of crusoe figure commander christopher draper paul mantee, who dubs him friday in reference to the novel. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 independently made american science fiction film in technicolor and techniscope, produced by aubrey schenck, directed by byron haskin, that stars paul mantee, victor lundin, and adam west. Restored highdefinition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the bluray edition.
Watch robinson crusoe on mars full movie in hd visit stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astron. Ib melchiors original script adapted daniel defoes classic novel robinson crusoe for the spacerace age, populating it with armadillolike martian beasts and threefingered space travelers. It is a variation on the story told in the novel robinson crusoe, written by author daniel defoe. Paul mantee, a busy tv actor, works hard carrying almost all the dialog as marooned astronaut christopher draper, our. A malfunction forces them to eject with only draper and a monkey, named mona, surviving. 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Had byron haskin waited a year to shoot 1964s robinson crusoe on mars, it might have been a very different filmor gotten scrapped altogether.
Paul mantee, a busy tv actor, works hard carrying almost all the dialog as marooned astronaut christopher draper, our robinson crusoe. Robinson crusoe on mars by byron haskin byron haskin, paul. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 independently made american science fiction film in technicolor and techniscope, produced by aubrey schenck, directed by by. A futuristic retelling of daniel defoes classic story, robinson crusoe on mars has gained a beloved cult reputation ever since its debut in the. In robinson crusoe on mars, they never stop being central to the plot. The adventures of robinson crusoe is a 1922 american adventure film serial directed by robert f. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 full movie download full hd. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 was the brainchild of ib melchoir angry red planet, who conceived it as the first in a series of literary classics updated to the 20th century and set in outer space. This is a good example of not judging a movie by its title. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 independently made american science fiction film in technicolor and techniscope, produced by aubrey schenck, directed. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 adventure movie yts subtitles.
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