
Man Friday
Man Friday is a 1975 British/American comedy adventure film. It is adapted from the 1973 play by Adrian Mitchell based on Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, but reverses the roles, portraying Crusoe as a blunt, stiff Englishman, while the native he calls Man Friday is much more intelligent and empathic. The film can be regarded as being critical of western civilization, against which it draws a contrasting picture of Caribbean tribal life.
Plot
Friday and four
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author | Adrian Mitchell |
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director | Jack Gold |
editor | Anne V. Coates |
genre | adventure comedy western |
keywords | belong civilization end endocannibalism english language fear god god in christianity gold coin guilt human being kill labour one day power prisoner property punishment racism remote island ritual cannibalism shock slave slave trade slave trader sport strand suicide superior being talk wage labour |
musicBy | Carl Davis |
producer | Gerald Green |
productionCompany | American Broadcasting Company ITC Entertainment |
publisher | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
theme | satirical |