Robby (film)

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Robby (film)

Year Released: 1968
MPAA Rating (USA): NR
Director: Ralph C. Bluemke
Starring: Warren Raum

Ryp Siani


Robby is a 1968 family film written and directed by Ralph C. Bluemke. It is a modern-day retelling of the Daniel Defoe novel Robinson Crusoe in which the main characters are portrayed as children. The film deals with many themes, including friendship, homesickness, racial blindness and naturism. It is unusual for a family film in that it contains extensive nudity.

Plot

A young boy of around 11 years of age shipwrecks on a tropical island and befriends a naked native youth of around the same age, the film contains lots of young nudity and explores social prejudices about race, religion and nudity.

Cast

  • Ralph C. Bluemke Chauffeur
  • John Woodbridge Simmons
  • Ryp Siani Friday
  • Warren Raum Robby
  • Rita ElliotJanet Woodruff

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