DescriptioneditFor at least three generations of UK children, this was the definitive TV version of Daniel Defoes classic novel. After its debut in 1. BBCs school summer holiday schedules. Often shown Mondays to Fridays, in the mid 7. BBCs contract for repeat screenings expired. It is the story of a young Englishmans struggle for survival on an unknown desert island, and his recollections of his adventures prior to the shipwreck that brought him there, in particular his involvement with slave traders. He has his pet dog Dick, a parrot and a goat for company. In the latter half of the story a group of cannibals arrive on his island he repels them by means of explosives, and in the process rescues a man from becoming their next meal he names him Friday. In the end he comes to terms with his less than exemplary past, and becomes a better man thanks to his experiences on the island, befriending Friday and putting his life in order. The serial was filmed on Gran Canaria, the 3rd largest of the Canary Islands, off the coast of Morocco. Robinsons Island locations were shot at Playa del Ingles on the southern tip of Gran Canaria the Moroccan scenes were filmed further along the coast at Playa de Maspalomas and the Dunes of Maspalomas the small village of Tejeda located inland at the notional centre of Gran Canaria was used as the location for Robinsons Plantation in Brazil. Most of this footage was shot mute because of the lack of dialogue and the time it saved on location, the sound being dubbed on later. The English locations YorkHull were shot in Normandy, France. The filming took four months to complete. For the Gran Canaria footage a small 1. Luc Andrieux who took the part of Kasir the fishmonger. This was Austrian, Salzburg born,2 actor Robert Hoffmanns first professional acting job after leaving the French actors school in Paris in 1. In Defoes novel Crusoe is only 2. German migr from Bremen, surnamed Kreutznaer, so that Crusoe is an anglicization of this name. Franco London Film made three different cuts of the show available four part, six part and thirteen part versions to accommodate the broadcasting requirements of countries buying the serial. The success of this production led to a series of 1. FrenchGerman co production adaptations of classic adventure and childrens novels between 1. ZDF and ORTF in France. These serials are known by German fans as the ZDF four parters. The man behind these mini epics was German producerwriter Walter Ulbrich. Franco London Film, in association with Deropa Films Germany, were involved in the next four serials Don Quixote the Man of La Mancha, produced by Walter Ulbrich and Henry Deutschmeister in 1. Die SchatzinselLile au Tresor in 1. Treasure Island that starred English actor Ivor Dean as Long John Silver Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer in 1. BBC1 from 1. 97. 0 to 1. Die Lederstrumpf Erzahlungen an adaptation of James Fenimore Coopers novels featuring Natty Bumppo, collectively known as The Leatherstocking Tales, including The Last of the Mohicans in 1. The serial is known to have been dubbed into German, English, French and Italian. Currently no official copies of the Italian dub are known to exist. Robert Hoffmann as Robinson Crusoe. Lee Payant as Voice of Robinson Crusoe English dubFabian Cevallos as Friday. Jacques Berthier as Robinsons father. Phillipe Ogouz as Rodney. Jacques Gougin as Robinsons friends in York. Francis Chares as Robinsons friends in York. Phillipe Bruneau as Robinsons friends in York. Guy Mairesse as Captain of the Guard. Alain Nobis as J. B. Wooseley, the lawyer part 2Robert Dalban as Captain Darrick parts 45Jacques Dynam as Bush, second mate on Darricks ship part 5Peter Miles as Sailor on Darricks ship part 5Jean Paul Bernard as Aga Asan, the Emir part 5Jaqueline Chotard as the Emirs woman part 5Luc Andrieux as Kasir, the fishmonger part 6Roland Rodier as Portuguese captain part 7Robert Luchaire as Aitkins, leader of the mutineerspirates parts 1. Gilbert Robin as Captain part 1. Additional Cast of German Cut Erich Bludau as Robinsons father. Jane Marken as Jenny, the Crusoes housekeeper. Bring Me Back To Life Mp3 Free Download Honey Singh more. Oskar von Schab as Jeremias B. Wooseley, the lawyer. Claudia Berg as Wooseleys niece. Paul Chevalier as Blind man. Michael Chevalier as Voice of Robinson Crusoe. Note Certain scenes were shot with different actors for the German cut of Robinson Crusoe, and some extra scenes were filmed, as an example Wooseleys niece, the blind man and Jenny do not appear in the FrenchEnglish version. Stills from the German scenes can be seen in the photo gallery on the Network DVD of the series. Also, Lee Payant although born in the USA had been living in Paris since the late 1. Apart from Payant as Robinson Crusoe, the voice artists used for the English dub for other characters, such as Robinsons father or Captain Darrick etc., remain uncredited and unknown. Renzo Palmer was the Italian voice of Robinson Crusoe. The Italian dub also used the Robert MellinP. Reverberi musical score. According to the Italian Wikipedia entry. It was first transmitted in Italy by RAI in the Winter 1. December 1. 3, 1. Italian repeat was in the summer of 1. Episode list 1. English dubeditEpisodes shown at 1 0. BBC1. While travelling on a ship from Brazil to Africa, a violent storm casts Robinson onto a deserted island off the coast of South America. He spends his solitude in remembering his youthful escapades in York. Alone on his island, Robinson solves the problem of food and meets his first companion. Robinson recalls leaving home and travelling to Hull to seek a ship. The remains of the Esmeralda are washed near the shore, and he busies himself salvaging as much as possible before it sinks. Robinson recalls his first sea voyages and finds a cave which becomes his new home. In the intervals of building a shelter and making furniture, Robinson recalls how he was assumed to be dead by his friends and was sold into slavery. Part 6 1. 6 November 1. A fire in his cave destroys all he has created.