Favorite Robinson Crusoe Film
April 25 of 2019 marks the 300th anniversary of the publication of Robinson Crusoe, the most famous novel of Daniel Defoe.
It tells the story of a man's shipwreck on a desert island and his adventures during the 28 years he spent there until he was rescued.
Considered one of the first novels of literary fiction, Robinson Crusoe not only got two sequels, but has been adapted to film and television numerous times.
Celebrating Robinson Crusoe's 300th anniversary, which is your favorite film version or which one would you like to watch the most?
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It tells the story of a man's shipwreck on a desert island and his adventures during the 28 years he spent there until he was rescued.
Considered one of the first novels of literary fiction, Robinson Crusoe not only got two sequels, but has been adapted to film and television numerous times.
Celebrating Robinson Crusoe's 300th anniversary, which is your favorite film version or which one would you like to watch the most?
Discuss Here
Vote Here
Poll by Pencho15
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- DirectorRod HardyGeorge MillerStarsPierce BrosnanWilliam TakakuPolly Walker1703: Robinson Crusoe has to leave Scotland for a year, but after months sailing, a storm wrecks his ship. He ends up as only survivor on a desolate island.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsPaul ManteeVictor LundinAdam WestStranded 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.
- DirectorVincent KestelootMimi MaynardStarsMatthias SchweighöferKaya YanarIlka BessinA daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsDan O'HerlihyJaime FernándezFelipe de AlbaThe classic story of Robinson Crusoe, a man who is dragged to a desert island after a shipwreck.
- CreatorStephen GallagherJustin BodleRichard MewisStarsSam NeillPhilip WinchesterTongayi ChirisaThe story follows the escapades of Crusoe, who embarks on a high-seas adventure and gets shipwrecked on a remote tropical island.
- DirectorByron PaulStarsDick Van DykeNancy KwanAkim TamiroffA Navy pilot is marooned on an island with a headhunter's daughter and outcast tribal women.
- DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsPaolo VillaggioZeudi Araya CristaldiAnna NogaraA shipwreck strands a modern Italian businessman on a desert island. Like Robinson Crusoe he must find a way to return to civilization; unlike him--he's a 20th-century man, a totally different case.
- DirectorCaleb DeschanelStarsAidan QuinnAde SaparaElvis PayneRobinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.
- DirectorJack GoldStarsPeter O'TooleRichard RoundtreePeter CellierDuring the 17th century, shipwrecked English seaman Robinson Crusoe, after years of solitude, spots natives on his deserted Pacific island and befriends one who he names Friday.
- StarsPierre RichardNicolas CazaléJean-Claude LeguayA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- StarsRobert HoffmannFabian CevallosErich BludauAfter shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe survives alone on island, building shelter, reminiscing about past. With wildlife as company, months pass. One day he discovers footprint, making him wonder if he's still alone.
- DirectorDavid HandStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey is stranded on an island. He runs into some cannibals who are about to cook a fellow cannibal. Mickey scares them off and makes friends with the cannibal whom he calls Friday. Together, they build a fort to protect themselves from the cannibals when they come back, but end up fleeing for their lives on Mickey's raft.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsAndré DeedGeorges MélièsRobinson Crusoe and Friday fight with hostile natives, and eventually retire to their jungle cottage to relax.
- DirectorStanislav GovorukhinStarsLeonid KuravlyovIrakli KhizanishviliEvgeniy ZharikovSailor is stranded on a desert island.
- DirectorEugene FrenkeStarsAmanda BlakeGeorge NaderRosalind HayesA shipwrecked lass sets up housekeeping on a desert island and rescues a female native from certain doom, thereby winning herself a Girl Friday.
- DirectorStanislav LátalStarsVáclav PostráneckýJirí BruderStanislav FiserA full-length picture based on the famous novel by Daniel Defoe. The picture, unlike the other film adaptations of the story, focuses much more on Crusoe's life before and after his stay on the island. Following the principle of setting the novel right, it describes Crusoe's experiences with delicate irony and understanding.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsHugo StiglitzAhui CamachoCarlos AgostíA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorGeorge AntonStarsKaiwi LymanIvan SalvatoreKristen KarvouniIs the year 3089 and technology has exceeded all expectations. Space travel is now common place and humans have met a race of aliens who call themselves Karomingiens. This was an initially friendly race, before a group of Karomingian scientists traveled in the earth's past, downloading for research, the brain information of one of the most devious humans of the 20th Century: Adolf Hitler. The Brain set itself free into the Main Central Unit and took control over the entire alien civilization, downgrading their political system to Fascism. Now, Karomingian Nazis have only one objective: Total annihilation of humans to achieve the existence of only one pure race, theirs.
- DirectorAleksandr AndriyevskyStarsPavel KadochnikovYuriy LyubimovAnatoliy SmiraninA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorFrancesco Maurizio GuidoStarsRoger WorrodCharles BorromelLouise LambertThe ship in which Robinson is traveling has been wrecked in one of the seven seas. As the only human survivor, he barely manages to reach an apparently deserted island. Countless adventures and dangers await him there alongside his little friends: Dozy the dog, Pol the parrot, and a pair of cats called Lip and Lap. They discover the island is inhabited by cannibals, and they will have to fight against them if they want to survive while they wait for a ship to rescue them.
- DirectorM.A. WetherellStarsM.A. WetherellFay ComptonHerbert WaitheA shipwrecked man's prolonged stay on a desert island.
- DirectorJacques ColombatStarsJacques FrançoisRolando FariaJulien GuiomarAs of his early childhood Robinson Crusoe has wanted to become a sailor. And when he does become one bad luck has it that the vessel he sails on gets shipwrecked. Being the only survivor of the catastrophe, he manages to take refuge on a desert island where he will spend several years, learning how to survive...
- DirectorJames MacTaggartStarsStanley BakerRam John HolderJerome WillisA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorGeorge F. MarionStarsRobert Paton GibbsCaesar DeanA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorRobert F. HillStarsHarry MyersNoble JohnsonGertrude OlmsteadA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorMozael SilveiraStarsCostinhaGrande OteloFrancisco Di FrancoRobinson Crusoe spoof, with touches of Peter Pan. Shipwreck victim lands on a desert island, finds a friendly native and has to fight pirates whose leader is Captain Hook himself.
- DirectorLeif GramStarsAlistair DuncanRon HaddrickMark KellyRobinson Crusoe's life is in peril after a storm sinks his ship and strands him on a tropical island. His companions, a dog, a cat and a parrot are joined by a native he names Friday but his life becomes more dangerous and complicated.
- DirectorMario GargiuloGaston LeprieurStarsLucio Mario DaniClaude MérelleArmand NumèsRobinson is a student in England, but he loves the ocean. He leaves his family and goes on a voyage to Guinea. Privateers attack the ship. Robinson escapes with the help of a young Moor. The two reach Brazil where they live a prosperous life. Robinson grows nostalgic and wants to return home and leaves. A twister throws him on a desert island along with a black man that he calls Friday. 20 years after that, he manages to return to England and marries someone. His wife dies and he decides to return to new adventures.
- DirectorOtis TurnerStarsRobert Z. LeonardEdward AlexanderCharles W. TravisA man struggles to survive after being shipwrecked on a deserted island.
- DirectorAmmar RasoolStarsTony WilliamsMax WolfReveals the harsh truth behind an unusual relationship.
- DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsRobert Z. LeonardMargarita FischerRobinson Crusoe's great desire to cross the seas in search of adventure proves too great for him to remain at home, so he runs away and goes to sea. On reaching the South Seas a terrible storm arises and the vessel is soon a total wreck. Robinson is the sole survivor and he offers thanks to God for his deliverance. That night, in fear of wild beasts, he sleeps in a tree and the following morning swims several times to the wreck and secures supplies and provisions, also a cat and a dog. Later he builds a well-stocked and barricaded home and finds solace in hard work. The years pass and Robinson adds to his friends in the form of goats, parrots and other animals, and he dally goes to his lookout platform in the hopes of seeing a friendly sail One day he comes across footprints and sees through his telescope the arrival of canoes containing cannibals. He hurries to the shore and kills several cannibals, who are pursuing one man who has escaped. The cannibals, terrified at the noise and at seeing their companions fall without being struck, hurry away and Robinson makes friends with the man Friday. For two years Friday is Robinson's constant friend and learns to talk his language. Again the cannibals visit the island, and Robinson and Friday rescue a Spanish castaway and an old native who proves to be Friday's father. Later a boat arrives, containing Captain Hardy and his beautiful daughter. Their own men have bound and left them. That night Robinson attacks the ship while the men are throwing dice, and defeats them. Many enlist under his command and Robinson and his party set sail. They are attacked by cannibals and Friday is killed. On Robinson's return to his native town he is received as a hero and he marries the captain's daughter.
- StarsAlberto CapozziGigetta MoranoDepicts a man who has been shipwrecked, and living on an island until he had forgotten his parents. He is at last picked up by a passing vessel and taken home to where he is recognized by his father.