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Release Year1975
Runtime1h 55m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationPG
GenresAdventure, Comedy
Votes35
DirectorJack Gold
WritersAdrian Mitchell
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsMan Friday
About Man Friday
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.
Directed by Jack Gold, Man Friday leans on a strong ensemble — Peter O'Toole, Richard Roundtree, Peter Cellier — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1975.
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