Miss Robin Crusoe (1954)
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Luis Buñuel made this adaptation of one of the worldâs most famous shipwreck novels, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, during his Mexican period. Despite the fact that the film veers from Buñuelâs âusualâ style, for most it is considered the best film version of Defoeâs book, since the director left his personal touch on the story, and when that director is Buñuel, thereâs little room for mediocrity..
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