Man Friday

Man Friday

1975
1h 55m
6.9

6.9/10

32 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

Englishman Robinson Crusoe, stranded alone on an island for years, is overjoyed to find a fellow man, a black islander whom he names Friday. But Crusoe cannot overcome the shackles of his own heritage and upbringing and is incapable of seeing Friday as anything other than a savage who needs Crusoe's brand of cultural and religious enlightenment. Friday attempts to share his own more generous and unashamed culture, but ultimately realizes that Crusoe can never see him as anything but an inferior being. With that awareness, Friday sets out to turn the tables on Crusoe.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Keep Films ABC Entertainment ITC Entertainment AVCO Embassy Pictures ABC
Production Countries
United Kingdom United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 4, 1975
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0074849

Cast

Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole

Robinson Crusoe

Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree

Friday

Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier

Carey

Christopher Cabot
Christopher Cabot

McBain

Joel Fluellen
Joel Fluellen

Doctor

Sam Seabrook
Sam Seabrook

Young Girl

Stanley Bennett Clay
Stanley Bennett Clay

Young Boy

Key Crew

Jack Gold
Director
Gerald Green
Producer
Adrian Mitchell
Screenplay
Jules Buck
Producer