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Mr. Robinson Crusoe

193276 minUnited States
Drama
Video edition
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Original language
English
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70:05
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Synopsis

A wager sends Steve and his dog ashore on an island, where he tries to rebuild the comforts of city life with improvised devices. His experiment becomes more complicated when a woman fleeing an unwanted marriage reaches the island. Self-sufficiency gives way to an unfamiliar partnership.

Cast

DirectorsA. Edward Sutherland

Behind the scenes

Douglas Fairbanks produced this late starring vehicle and filmed in Tahiti. The travelogue elements coexist with a fictional adventure whose representations of island communities reflect the exoticising outlook of its period.

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