Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter O'Toole
Robinson Crusoe
Lead
Richard Roundtree
Friday
Peter Cellier
Carey
CC
Christopher Cabot
McBain
Joel Fluellen
Doctor
SS
Sam Seabrook
Young Girl
Stanley Bennett Clay
Young Boy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Gold's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Man Friday is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
