Crusoe [videorecording] / Island Pictures presents an Andrew Barunsberg [sic] production ; screenplay by Walon Green and Christopher Logue ; produced by Andrew Braunsberg ; directed by Caleb Deschanel.
Material type:
FilmSeries: Metro Goldwyn Mayer limited edition collectionPublication details: Los Angeles : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, c2010.Description: 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Editor, Humphrey Dixon ; music by Michael Kamen ; director of photography, Tom Pinter.
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Northport Library | DVD | ACTION Crusoe | Available | 33111006111963 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Master cinematographer Caleb Deschanel is, not unexpectedly, stronger on visuals than substance in his direction of Crusoe (though the camerawork is officially credited to Tom Pinter). The protagonist, played by Aidan Quinn, is a shipwreck victim, just as novelist Daniel Defoe proscribed over two hundred years ago. But this Robinson Crusoe is a child of the late 19th century; moreover, he is no ordinary sailor but an insensitive slave trader. The "Friday" character is divided up amongst several black natives of the island where Crusoe is stranded. Ultimately, Crusoe profits by their example, rather than the other way around. Director Deschanel busies himself with gorgeous scenery (mostly lensed in the Seychelles) and languid sunsets, permitting screenwriters Christopher Logue and Walson Green to pursue the politically correct message of Crusoe without interference. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Videodisc release of the 1988 motion picture by Orion Pictures Corp.
Editor, Humphrey Dixon ; music by Michael Kamen ; director of photography, Tom Pinter.
Aidan Quinn, Ade Sapara.
"An exciting and insightful retelling of the classic legend. This historically faithful drama challenges the morals of the time as Crusoe, now an American slave trader, confronts a 'Friday' who is his equal"--Container.
MPAA rating: PG-13; CHV rating: 14.
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; Dolby Digital.