Robinson Crusoe on Mars: Criterion Collection

Director: Byron Haskin

Cast: Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, and Adam West

(Schenck-Zebel, 1964) Rated: Unrated

US DVD release date: 18 September 2007 (Criterion)

by Marco Lanzagorta

This is not a film that will challenge our intellect or astonish us with eye popping visual effects. But then again, it's charming in its naïve re-envisioning of Defoe’s legendary character.
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