Full disclosure: I haven't read Daniel Defoe's novel. Even so, Luis Buñuel's movie adaptation is a real feast, showing the protagonist's (Dan O'Herlihy in an Academy Award-nominated role) evolution from spoiled aristocrat to self-sufficient adventurer. Obviously there's a lot of dated stuff - i.e., the portrayal of non-white people - but otherwise it's one of the finest productions that I've ever seen. If you only know Buñuel's avant-garde movies, then this will be a real surprise. You're sure to like it.
And yes, contrary to the "Gilligan's Island" theme song, Crusoe's time on the island wasn't primitive as can be. Then again, the castaways' lives on their island wasn't totally primitive either.
PS: Dan O'Herlihy's son, the recently deceased Gavan O'Herlihy, is best known as the first person to play older brother Chuck on "Happy Days" (the character had gotten discontinued by the third season and never got mentioned again, leading viewers to wonder what became of him).
And yes, contrary to the "Gilligan's Island" theme song, Crusoe's time on the island wasn't primitive as can be. Then again, the castaways' lives on their island wasn't totally primitive either.
PS: Dan O'Herlihy's son, the recently deceased Gavan O'Herlihy, is best known as the first person to play older brother Chuck on "Happy Days" (the character had gotten discontinued by the third season and never got mentioned again, leading viewers to wonder what became of him).