Draper, colonel dan mcready adam west, and a test monkey look as if they are going to collide with a meteor. 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. When his spaceship crashlands on mars, an astronaut must figure out how to survive on the barren. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 feature video dailymotion. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion. In robinson crusoe on mars, they never stop being central to the plot. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the criterion collection. 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. Robinson crusoe en marte dvd 1964 robinson crusoe on mars. 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. 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.
Back in 1964, robinson crusoe on mars was certainly a landmark of special effects, combining animation with elaborate sets and costumes. This 1964 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the planet mars. As the movie was originally shot in the 2perf techniscope process, the added resolution of. Broken arrow western movie, full length, classic film, english watchfree cowboyfilm. 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. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 on dvd and bluray dvd. A malfunction forces them to eject with only draper and a monkey, named mona, surviving. 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.
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. 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. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find. The classic story of robinson crusoe, a man being towed to a lonely island after a shipwreck. As the title indicates, it is a science fiction retelling of the classic novel robinson crusoe by daniel. Robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack cd details and availability. It has more of a psychological hitchcockian nature to it. The film was shot on location in palos verdes, california. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 independently made american science fiction film in. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 robinson crusoe on mars. This is a good example of not judging a movie by its title. 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. 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 hadnt looked up some research on the film prior to viewing it, i would have expected a comedy.
The original trailer in high definition of robinson crusoe on mars directed by byron haskin and starring paul mantee, victor lundin, and adam west. Im curious as to how exactly this movie is similar or dissimilar to the novel robinson crusoe. 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 hollywood sciencefiction film was released a year before nasas mariner 4 spacecraft took the first closeup images of the planet. Stranded on mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the. Robinson crusoe on mars is an upmarket early 1960s movie much beloved and sadly overrated by many science fiction fans.
This 1964 space epic is in fact an adaptation of the classic daniel defoe novel, and it plays fair by logic and science. Robinson crusoe on mars is a 1964 science fiction film that adapted the classic novel robinson crusoe to an in space. Robinson crusoe on mars is an upmarket early 1960s movie much beloved. 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. 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. The critical voices have to work very hard selling this one. Deutsch espanol francais bahasa melayu portugues romana. Directed by byron haskin, it was released in 1964 and. Scifi drama 1964 110 minutes color commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. 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. Handanimated spaceships of course dont fly in todays cineplex, but as a piece of nostalgia, robinson crusoe on. 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. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 on dvd and bluray.
This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Miss robin crusoe is a 1953 adventure film directed by eugene frenke, starring amanda blake, george nader and rosalind hayes. 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. 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. It would be misleading to say this is an action packed scifi movie.
This film is an adaption of daniel defoes classic tale of a sailor stranded on a deserted island. Restored highdefinition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the bluray edition. Jul 08, 2011 robinson crusoe on mars 1964 director. There really is a film called robinson crusoe on mars. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 bkgy1p from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 original trailer hd 1080p. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129.
With the safe landing of nasas curiosity rover on mars today, our thoughts have rocketed back to 1964s robinson crusoe on mars. Admittedly, if every film merely dwelled on those issues, wed quickly grow tired of it, but it works extremely well here. 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. Robinson crusoe on mars trailer 1964 trailer for robinson crusoe on mars. Apr 01, 2011 robinson crusoe on mars soundtrack cd details and availability. Paramount pictures made this film in 1964 never in its wildest dreams thinking it would be a cult classic, but it has. Draper must learn to survive in this hostile environment fighting thirst, hunger, and even hostile aliens, if he expects to see home again. 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. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 full movie download full hd. 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. Robinson crusoe on mars, lobbycard, paul mantee, adam west, 1964. Robinson crusoe on mars, lobbycard, paul mantee, adam west. 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.
Had byron haskin waited a year to shoot 1964s robinson crusoe on mars, it might have been a very different filmor gotten scrapped altogether. Rent robinson crusoe on mars 1964 starring victor lundin and paul mantee on dvd and bluray. More robinson crusoe on mars 1964 james higgins 20091129. 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. Handanimated spaceships of course dont fly in todays cineplex, but as a piece of nostalgia, robinson crusoe on mars fits the bill perfectly. Robinson crusoe on mars, vom deutschen verleih notlandung im weltraum. Variations on the theme include the 1954 miss robin crusoe, with a female castaway, played by amanda blake, and a female friday, and the 1964 film robinson crusoe on mars, starring paul mantee, with an alien friday portrayed by victor lundin and. 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. Watch robinson crusoe on mars online 1964 movie yidio. 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. Robinson crusoe on mars 1964 the movie database tmdb. Commander kit draper, and colonel dan mcready, are orbiting mars in an exploratory surveyor. When his spaceship crashlands on mars, an astronaut must figure out how to survive on the barren, lifeless plane. One of many film variations of robinson crusoe, it features a female castaway.
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