Robinson Crusoe on Mars
1964 · Movie · NR · 110 min · ★ 6.3 · 89% critics
After a crash leaves an astronaut stranded on Mars with only a small animal companion, survival becomes a daily puzzle. With supplies running low, he must improvise ways to find air, water, and food while battling isolation and the fear that the planet may not be as empty as it seems.
Based on Robinson Crusoe
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Details
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-06-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (155 votes)
- Budget
- $1,200,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like classic, slower sci‑fi focused on survival and loneliness, with bursts of danger and imaginative ideas, similar in spirit to Lost in Space or Forbidden Planet; Not for you if you need fast pacing and constant action.
Pros: clever survival problem-solving; strong isolation mood; memorable creature companion | Cons: slow early stretch; dated effects; thin dialogue
Themes
- planet mars
- space mission
- astronaut
- monkey
- alien space craft
Cast & crew
Paul Mantee
as Commander Christopher Draper
Victor Lundin
as Friday
Adam West
as Colonel Dan McReady
- TM
The Woolly Monkey
as Mona
Directed by Byron Haskin