Robinson Crusoe (Play of the Month)

"Robinson Crusoe"
Play of the Month episode
Directed byJames MacTaggart
Written byJames MacTaggart
Based onRobinson Crusoe
by Daniel Dafoe
Cinematography byBrian Tufano
Original air date27 November 1974 (1974-11-27)
Running time120 mins
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"Robinson Crusoe" is a television play episode of the BBC One anthology television series Play of the Month based on the 1719 novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe, and starring Stanley Baker in the title role and Ram John Holder as Friday. The episode originally aired on 27 November 1974.[1]

Shooting took place on location at Tobago in the West Indies. Director James MacTaggart died of a heart attack shortly after filming and Stanley Baker died of cancer in 1976.[2] The budget was £300,000.[3]

The Sunday Times called it a "superb production".[3]

When the show aired in the United States it was the 13th highest rated show of the week.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Play of the Month: Robinson Crusoe Transmission Times"
  2. ^ "A spirited "Crusoe" was tough for star". The Australian Women's Weekly. 1 January 1975. p. 10. Retrieved 21 July 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b Castaway chauvinism. John Howkins. The Sunday Times (London, England), Sunday, December 29, 1974; pg. 30-31; Issue 7907. (467 words)
  4. ^ Smith, Cecil. (10 December 1974). "After the Fall' Flawed by Casting: CECIL SMITH Casting Flaws 'After the Fall'". Los Angeles Times. p. e1.