In this innovative retelling of daniel defoes classic, the intrepid adventurer is a marooned astronaut who crash lands on mars with his pet monkey in. Aug 27, 2018 the classic story of robinson crusoe, a man being towed to a lonely island after a shipwreck. Instead the plot actually involves an american astronaut who is stranded on mars with limited oxygen and food resources, and who must find innovative ways to survive. With the safe landing of nasas curiosity rover on mars today, our thoughts have rocketed back to 1964s robinson crusoe on mars. Given that when robinson crusoe on mars was released, the first images from the planet were still twelve years away, the movie does a pretty good job of imagining the look of the place. As the title indicates, it is a science fiction retelling of the classic novel robinson crusoe by daniel defoe. 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. Deutsch espanol francais bahasa melayu portugues romana. Robinson crusoe on mars, vom deutschen verleih notlandung im weltraum. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 starring victor lundin and paul mantee on dvd and bluray. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 bkgy1p from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and. The film was shot on location in palos verdes, california. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 on dvd and bluray.
Robinson crusoe on mars trailer 1964 trailer for robinson crusoe on mars. This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 independently made american science fiction film in. One year before the nasa probe mariner 4 treated humans to their first closeup views of the red planets surface, filmmaker byron haskin and his crew sought to depict the terra incognita of mars in a way that would make it feel unprecedentedly. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 full movie download full hd. Jul 08, 2011 robinson crusoe on mars 1964 director. 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. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. It has more of a psychological hitchcockian nature to it. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the movie database tmdb. Restored highdefinition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the bluray edition. This is a good example of not judging a movie by its title. Sep 05, 2016 one such movie is robinson crusoe on mars, a largely forgotten scifi flick from the 1960s that might have remained forgotten without any great loss. Handanimated spaceships of course dont fly in todays cineplex, but as a piece of nostalgia, robinson crusoe on.
Apr 01, 2011 robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack cd details and availability. When his spaceship crashlands on mars, an astronaut must figure out how to survive on the barren. Draper, colonel dan mcready adam west, and a test monkey look as if they are going to collide with a meteor. Ok, we now know that its nothing like the real mars in terms of temperature and oxygen levels draper finds he can.
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Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the criterion collection. 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. Robinson crusoe en marte dvd 1964 robinson crusoe on mars. Had byron haskin waited a year to shoot 1964s robinson crusoe on mars, it might have been a very different filmor gotten scrapped altogether. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 feature video dailymotion. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find. More robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129. The original trailer in high definition of robinson crusoe on mars directed by byron haskin and starring paul mantee, victor lundin, and adam west.
Robinson crusoe on mars is an upmarket early 1960s movie much beloved and sadly overrated by many science fiction fans. To take one example, much is made of how accurate a vision of mars this was, at a time when the planet had yet to be explored. 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. Directed by byron haskin, it was released in 1964 and. Watch robinson crusoe on mars online 1964 movie yidio. Criterions bluray of robinson crusoe on mars offers an exceptionally good transfer that allows us to appreciate the effects techniques of the pre 2001 era. Robinson crusoe on mars the 1964 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. 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. Robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack from 1964, composed by nathan van cleave. 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. Byron haskin criterion under license from paramount home entertainment special effects pioneer and famed director, byron haskin, is the welldeserved focal point of criterions splendid dvd release of robinson crusoe on mars. This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the planet. One year before the nasa probe mariner 4 treated humans to their first closeup views of the red planets surface, filmmaker byron haskin and his crew sought to depict the terra incognita of mars in a way that would make it feel unprecedentedly real to viewers.
Paul mantee victor lundin adam west the wooly monkey while modern fans of computer generated images will be bored to tears with some of the special effects the movies stands firm regardless. Robinson crusoe on mars, lobbycard, paul mantee, adam west, 1964. Robinson crusoe on mars is an upmarket early 1960s movie much beloved. The premise is that a lone human survivor of a spaceship crash, an astronaut is stranded on mars with only a monkey who happened to be traveling with the humans. Scifi drama 1964 110 minutes color commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. Robinson crusoe on mars, lobbycard, paul mantee, adam west. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129. Back in 1964, robinson crusoe on mars was certainly a landmark of special effects, combining animation with elaborate sets and costumes. Paramount pictures made this film in 1964 never in its wildest dreams thinking it would be a cult classic, but it has. Robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack cd details and availability. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 science fiction film that adapted the classic novel robinson crusoe to an in space.
In robinson crusoe on mars, they never stop being central to the plot. The critical voices have to work very hard selling this one. As the movie was originally shot in the 2perf techniscope process, the added resolution of. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion. Robinson crusoe on mars, released in 1964, is not a movie that i would guess anyone has seen, but on a sunday afternoon, it was the only interesting thing on tv. One of many film variations of robinson crusoe, it features a female castaway.
As the title indicates, it is a science fiction retelling of the classic novel robinson crusoe by daniel. The classic story of robinson crusoe, a man being towed to a lonely island after a shipwreck. Commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. Mar 01, 2011 robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack from 1964, composed by nathan van cleave. Byron haskin, nathan van cleave, irvin talbot, and fred steiner. A malfunction forces them to eject with only draper and a monkey, named mona, surviving. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 original trailer hd 1080p. Miss robin crusoe is a 1953 adventure film directed by eugene frenke, starring amanda blake, george nader and rosalind hayes. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the. 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. Draper must learn to survive in this hostile environment fighting thirst, hunger, and even hostile aliens, if he expects to see home again. Im curious as to how exactly this movie is similar or dissimilar to the novel robinson crusoe. 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. With paul mantee, victor lundin, adam west, the woolly monkey.
This film is an adaption of daniel defoes classic tale of a sailor stranded on a deserted island. The term mars curse originally referred to a large number of failed mars space missions, but has lately come to be more associated with a line. When his spaceship crashlands on mars, an astronaut must figure out how to survive on the barren, lifeless plane. Handanimated spaceships of course dont fly in todays cineplex, but as a piece of nostalgia, robinson crusoe on mars fits the bill perfectly. One such movie is robinson crusoe on mars, a largely forgotten scifi flick from the 1960s that might have remained forgotten without any great loss. Even more remarkable, for the majority of the film, robinson crusoe on mars is a oneman show. It would be misleading to say this is an action packed scifi movie. Broken arrow western movie, full length, classic film, english watchfree cowboyfilm.
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. Admittedly, if every film merely dwelled on those issues, wed quickly grow tired of it, but it works extremely well here. 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. 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.
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