Name: Robinson Crusoe
Genre: Drama
Released: 1974-11-27
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Stanley Baker, Ram John Holder, Jerome Willis

Directed by James MacTaggart who would die soon after the production is completed.

This adaptation of Robinson Crusoe stars Stanley Baker in the title role. He too would die just two years later from cancer.

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