A dramatization by Norwegian author O. V. Falck-Ytter's "Haakon Haakonsen. En norsk Robinson" (Haakon Haakonsen. A Norwegian Robinson), an action-adventure story aimed at youths, it was inspired by Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" and published in 1873.
One of a number of Walt Disney productions made about castaways. These include the studio's hit 1960 family castaway film A Cidadela dos Robinson (1960), their 1962 movie As Grandes Aventuras do Capitão Grant (1962), Náufragos em Luta (1990), Um Cowboy no Havaí (1974) and A Última Viagem da Arca de Noé (1980).
This is a dubbed movie. When Merrick first speaks in the film, he is speaking English in the original version. This also happens later in the film with other characters that should speak English. In the R2 DVD (Håkon Håkonsen) you can see this as they translate the English into Norwegian during those scenes. The score and the title intro are also unique or differently placed throughout the film.
The 128th Live-Action film produced by Disney.