Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most adventure movies, −13 min on the typical 103
typical 10390Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries
+2Released
1954
August 5, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
AdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
Mexico- United States
Academy Awards1955
- Actor in a Leading Role1955Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 2
- Luis Buñuel Director, Screenplay
- Ignacio Villareal Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Luis Alcoriza Screenplay
- Hugo Butler Screenplay
- Daniel Defoe Novel
Production · 4
- Óscar Dancigers Producer
- Antonio de Salazar Production Manager
- Jorge Cardeña Production Manager
- Federico Amérigo Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Alex Phillips Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Carlos Savage Editor
- Alberto Valenzuela Editor
Sound · 5
- Anthony Collins Original Music Composer
- Teódulo Bustos Sound Editor
- Galdino R. Samperio Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Javier Mateos Sound Recordist
- Jesús González Gancy Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Italo Tomassi Construction Coordinator
- Edward Fitzgerald Art Direction
- Pablo Galván Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Armando Meyer Makeup Artist
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