Robinson Crusoe on Mars

– Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen,..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
1964
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)

Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Jun 1964

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Byron Haskin

Writer:

Ib Melchior (screenplay), John C. Higgins (screenplay), Daniel Defoe (novel)

Main Actors:

Paul Mantee, Victor Lundin, Adam West, The Woolly Monkey

Plot:

During a flight to Mars in the spaceship Mars Gravity Probe 1, Commander Christopher 'Kit' Draper and Colonel Dan McReady are forced to deviate from an asteroid and they leave their spacecraft in pods. Draper lands on the surface of the Red Planet and survives. He learns how to produce oxygen and while exploring the planet, he finds McReady dead in his crashed pod. He finds also the monkey Mona and brings the animal to the cave where he is sheltered. He learns that he can breathe the Martian air for short periods but needs also oxygen. But Mona finds water and an edible plant in the underground. .After a long period alone, Draper feels the loneliness. One day, he sees a spacecraft landing on Mars and he believes it might be the rescue team to save him. But he finds aliens working on the planet and some of them are slaves. One of them flees and stumble with Draper and he names him Friday. Now he needs to find a way to be rescued and return to Earth.

Production:

Paramount Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%