Daniel Defoe's classic tale of survival is handsomely brought to the movies for the first time in this rarely seen 1927 film, produced by Rex Pictures, a division of Universal. M. A. Wetherell, who stars as Robinson Crusoe, produced, directed and adapted the story for the screen, admirably condensing a lengthy slow-moving novel into a taut, exciting screen adventure. The costumes and production values match the fine performances and all of the island sequences appear to have been shot outdoors, convincingly on location. Crusoe's improvised island apparel and makeshift architectural constructions are creatively and faithfully rendered.

In the seventeenth century, Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked on a desert island and is the only survivor. He takes steps to get food and shelter, hoping one day to be rescued. One day a band of black men arrive by boat and are about to execute one of their number; Crusoe saves him and drives them off, and names the man Friday, and teaches him Crusoe's on language. They survive together, but will they ever be rescued?

故事发生在十八世纪的伦敦，一个孤女从一位名为希普（摩根·弗里曼 Morgan Freeman 饰）的男人处听闻了关于自己的母亲莫尔（罗宾·怀特 Robin Wright 饰）的传奇。长久以来，莫尔都在修道院中过着艰辛的生活，幸运的是，她得到了一位善良贵妇的同情，贵妇收养了她。 莫尔以为自己的好日子终于来临了，不料却遭到了贵妇的两个女儿的厌恶与嫉妒，一番波折之后，莫尔沦落到了妓院老板娘的手下。之后，莫尔遇见了一名男仆，他不是别人，正是希普，随着时间的推移，两人之间结下了坚实的友谊。一位年轻艺术家（约翰·林奇 John Lynch 饰）出现在了莫尔的生活之中，他为莫尔带来了生的希望，亦让莫尔品尝到了爱情的甜蜜与辛酸，终于，他们有了爱情的结晶，然而，故事并没有就此结束。

故事开始于一座孤岛之上，在这里，居住着一群动物们，其中，十分勇敢对于新鲜事物有着无尽好奇心的鹦鹉麦克（大卫·霍华德·桑顿 David Howard Thornton 配音）对小岛外面的世界十分的向往，可是其他的动物们却并不这么想，小岛是他们的安乐窝，小岛以外对于他们来说就是致命的危险地带。 一天，一艘遇难的商船冲向了小岛，为小岛带来了他们唯一的一位人类客人鲁滨逊（马提亚斯·施维赫夫 Matthias Schweighöfer 配音），鹦鹉最先跟鲁滨逊成为了朋友。起初，鲁滨逊因为和其他动物们无法沟通导致了双方产生了小小的误会，但很快，他们之间就产生了真挚的友谊。