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Crusoe

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In the 1800s, a Virginia slave trader, Crusoe (Aidan Quinn), is shipwrecked on an unknown island on his way to South Africa to pick up more slaves, along with the only other survivor, a dog. Crusoe builds himself a camp from the ship's remains, and later discovers savages on the other side of the island. While rescuing a victim, whom he dubs Lucky, Crusoe is taken hostage by a warrior. Only after some time in the village does he begin to reassess his involvement in slave trafficking.
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Frances H I very much liked the slaver/rescued black native Friday angle of this version and the fantastic cinematography . Aidan Quinn is very good as Crusoe. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/14 Full Review Audience Member Not being familiar with the source material, this proved to be an interesting story. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member The Robinson Crusoe story with a few twists. Crusoe as a slave trader. I did not see the twists as an improvement over the original story. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Crusoe is one of the most terribly bland and boring adaptations of the classic tale, just don't watch the movie Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautifully filmed, but suffers from deliberate pacing and a shallow, uninspired viewpoint. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched this film on Netflix Instant Watch and the Film was of good video quality. The Audio is very low on my laptop so I have to wear earphones turned up 100 percent, if anyone knows how to correct this problem please contact me. The film itself spent little time with the native Friday, more time was spent with Crusoe getting a out of season slave trade ship, the cruise, the shipwreck and after that little time was left for the Island Adventure and Friday. The story seems to have been modified, either that I don't the real story. I just don't remember the slitting of throats and the beheading of black natives for a native ritual sacrifice. I can only give this one 2 1/2 stars Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the 1800s, a Virginia slave trader, Crusoe (Aidan Quinn), is shipwrecked on an unknown island on his way to South Africa to pick up more slaves, along with the only other survivor, a dog. Crusoe builds himself a camp from the ship's remains, and later discovers savages on the other side of the island. While rescuing a victim, whom he dubs Lucky, Crusoe is taken hostage by a warrior. Only after some time in the village does he begin to reassess his involvement in slave trafficking.
Director
Caleb Deschanel
Production Co
Island Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround
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