Robinson Crusoe on Mars

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Robinson Crusoe on Mars

Released Dec 11, 1964

1h 49m

Sci-Fi

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An astronaut (Paul Mantee) stranded on the red planet risks his life to save a runaway slave (Victor Lundin) from alien masters.

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

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 Earth" with The Martian.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 12, 2015

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

Prodigiously combining tricks, ranging from superimposed planes to large paintings, of extraordinary beauty, the director manages to convey a certain feeling of suffocation and restlessness. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 10, 2020

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

There's lots to appeal to fans of adventure stories and the film has a distinctive visual style that adds to its character.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 24, 2015

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

About as good as any sci-fi adventure film of that generation.

Rated: 7/10

Mar 11, 2012

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R.L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

Dated on many levels, but the film represents a fascinating slice of scientific history.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 16, 2011

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

The crucial link between The Ten Commandments and 2001: A Space Odyssey

Mar 21, 2010

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James B

This is a must see Sci-Fi film. It's special effects were ahead of it's budget. Very creative environments. One of the great Sci-Fi films of the 20th century.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Bill E

No women. Not bad. Someday I will watch it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Audience Member

5 stars for the nostalgia and appreciation of science and space adventures for over 50 years. Implausible? Unscientific? Cheesy? Yes yes yes. Lets me revel while watching MCU, DC and Star Wars movies, first with my children and now my grandkids. It's a glorious honor to have witnessed and still be witnessing cinematic progress. Plus Adam West as a ghost. What more can there be?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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dave s

When Commander Draper crash lands on Mars, he finds himself alone in a desolate and arid landscape. Robinson Crusoe on Mars is an intriguing (at least initially) story of survival, filmed in brilliant Technicolor and filled with beautiful landscapes. However, interest may wane over the latter portion of the movie as the cheap special effects, irritating music score and the improbable introduction of another character (a space slave, no less) bog things down significantly. It's certainly a step above the average science fiction fare of the same period, but that's not saying much, is it? At the very least, you can catch Adam West in a small role early in the film before he hit it big with Batman a couple of years later.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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ogn d

gone are the days of the saturday matinee

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/05/18

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Audience Member

For its time this film isn't too bad. The effects are laughable, but apart from that it's quite an interesting film about isolation and survival.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Byron Haskin

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Paul Mantee

Cmdr. Christopher "Kit" Draper

Victor Lundin

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Adam West

Col. Dan McReady

John C. Higgins

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Ib Melchior

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Synopsis

An astronaut (Paul Mantee) stranded on the red planet risks his life to save a runaway slave (Victor Lundin) from alien masters.

Director: Byron Haskin
Producer: Aubrey Schenck
Screenwriter: John C. Higgins, Ib Melchior
Distributor: Paramount Pictures, Criterion Collection
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Devonshire
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 1964, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Mono

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