Robinson Crusoe [DVD] / OLMEC ; Producciones Tepeyac ; Ultramar Films ; produced by Óscar Dancigers, Henry F. Ehrlich ; screenplay, Philip Ansell Roll and Luis Buñuel ; directed by Luis Buñuel.
Dan O'Herlihy, Felipe de Alba, Jaime Fernández, Chel López, José Chavez, Emilio Garibay. Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. Based on the novel by Daniel Defoe. Special features: Biographies; photo and poster gallery; restoration before and after video; collectible pressbook reproduction; audio interview with Dan O'Herlihy by David DelValle.
Summary:
The year is 1659 and after a shipwreck, the sole survivor, Robinson Crusoe, is washed ashore on a deserted tropical island. Suddenly faced with a hostile and unknown wilderness, he carves out a life for himself with his bare hands. Remarkably, he learns how to survive the maddening absence of human companionship and intense loneliness. An amazing story about the human spirit's ability to endure what seems like insurmountable challenges.
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