Vintage survival stories.
Watching the original "Flight of the Phoenix" right now. An older film about a plane load of guys who crash in the Sahara desert. It's a very intriguing story of survival. There compass is useless and water is a problem. This got me to thinking about the older books and films done on the subject of survival. As far as I can remember Robinson Crusoe was one of the 1st ever written,,,or was it Swiss Family Robinson? Earlier this week I watched an old Sci-fi film called Robinson Crusoe on Mars. Yeah, it was corny, but it still talked about survival. Anybody else remember anything?...:1:
I remember seeing this...
...on TV when I was a teen: "Inferno," starring Robert Ryan. A man with a broken leg has been left to die out in the Mojave desert by his wife and her younger lover. While this couple 's actions are clearly unforgivable, the man they abandon isn't particularly sympathetic himself. As played by Robert Ryan he's a wealthy, selfish spoiled brat, used to having things on his terms, not caring much for the feelings of others. I admired the film's bravery in having such a hard to like anti-hero, and still succeeding in getting us caught up in his struggle to survive. Well worth watching! Rhonda Fleming was great of course.....:detective:
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