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Man Friday

1975-03-04 · 115 min · ★ 6.7

Adventure · Comedy

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.

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Directors
Jack Gold
Production companies
Keep Films, ABC Entertainment, ITC Entertainment, AVCO Embassy Pictures, ABC
Countries
United Kingdom, United States of America
Status
Released

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Peter O'ToolePeter O'TooleRobinson Crusoe
Richard RoundtreeRichard RoundtreeFriday
Peter CellierPeter CellierCarey
Christopher CabotMcBain
Joel FluellenJoel FluellenDoctor
Sam SeabrookYoung Girl
Stanley Bennett ClayStanley Bennett ClayYoung Boy

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