Man Friday

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 4, 1975

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures,ITC Entertainment,ABC Entertainment,Keep Films,ABC,Keep Films, ABC Entertainment, ITC Entertainment, AVCO Embassy Pictures, ABC

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0074849