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Robinson Crusoe on Mars

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6.3/10 • 135

1964-06-011h 50m

Science FictionAdventure

One U.S. astronaut pitted against all the odds beyond this earth!

Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food and companionship on the lifeless planet.

Directors
Byron Haskin
Editors
Terry O. Morse

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  1. Paul Mantee

    Paul Mantee

    Commander Christopher Draper

  2. Victor Lundin

    Victor Lundin

    Friday

  3. Adam West

    Adam West

    Colonel Dan McReady

  4. The Woolly Monkey

    The Woolly Monkey

    Mona

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John Chard

Sep 6, 2014

7.5/10

Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) The title does the film no favours at all because it kind of reeks of daft Z movie origins, in fact if I hadn't looked up some research on the film prior to viewing it, I would have expected a comedy! This is an interesting variant on the much loved Daniel Defoe story about Robinson Crusoe, only as the title suggests, this is set on Mars. Whilst orbiting Mars, Commander Kit Draper is forced to eject and is stranded on Mars with only his wits and Mona the monkey for company. Here he has to source all the basic ingredients to stay alive, but he finds that mans need for companionship can trouble the mind greatly, and not only that, he finds that he is not alone after all, and the visitors that turn up are not exactly of the friendly kind.. This is a very solid and intelligent sci-fi picture, dealing with isolation and the will to stay alive, Robinson Crusoe On Mars is very much a film that relies on story over style, that it succeeds is with much credit to Paul Mantee as the lonesome Draper, carrying the film for two thirds on his own (except for the wonderful Mona Monkey of course), he infuses emotion and credibility in abundance to lift the film way above average. 7.5/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,200,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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