Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rod Hardy
Damian Lewis
Pierce Brosnan
Ian Hart
Polly Walker
William Takaku
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A British seaman, the sole survivor of a shipwreck, finds himself stranded on a remote island. Battling both nature and extreme isolation, Crusoe fights to save himself from slipping into madness. When Crusoe rescues Friday, a native islander, from a tribe of cannibals, the seaman's fate dramatically changes. Crusoe's desperate need for companionship forces him to confront a deeply rooted prejudice and enables the man to forge a bond of friendship deeper than any he has known.
Director
Rod Hardy
Crew
Leslie Binns
Richard Bracken
Christopher Canaan
David Connell
Daniel Defoe
Robert Halmi
Robert Halmi Jr.
Brett Hardy
Kate Joyce
Njeri Karago
Tracy Kennan Wynn
Patrick Kungkei
Christopher Lofton
Leslie Nicholson
Andrew Ramage
Geoff Richardson
Lynne Ruthven
David Stevens
James Westman
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States January 22, 2001
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2001
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2002
Daniel Defoe novel has been adapted to film numerous times, including "The Adventures of Robison Crusoe" (Mexico/1952), directed by Luis Bunuel and starring Dan O'Herlihy, "Man Friday" (United Kingdom/1975), directed by Jack Gold and starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Roundtree, "Crusoe" (USA/1988), directed by Caleb Deschanel and starring Aidan Quinn.
Six days of additional photography take place January 1996, in London with director George Miller.
Began shooting June 23, 1994.
Completed shooting August 10, 1994.
Released in United States January 22, 2001
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2001
Two additional days of production took place, following the wrap of principal photography, in London and Sydney, fall 1994.
Released in United States on Video January 22, 2002 (under title "Robinson Crusoe")
