Man Friday [videorecording] / director, Jack Gold; producer, David Korda; writer, Adrian Mitchell.
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FilmPublisher number: 7952446 | NetworkPublication details: Network, 2006Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : colGenre/Form: Feature : AdventureDDC classification: 791.437 Cast: Cast: Peter O'Toole, Richard Roundtree, Peter Cellier, Christopher Cabot, Joel Fluellen, Sam Seabrook, Stanley Clay.Summary: Provocative reinterpretation of the classic story by Daniel Defoe, focusing this time not on the shipwrecked mariner (Peter O'Toole), but on his native servant, dubbed 'Friday' (Richard Roundtree). As Crusoe tries to teach his native charge the benefits of civilisation, Friday gradually begins to hate and resent him, until the tension builds to a shocking climax.
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Paul Hamlyn Library | Paul Hamlyn Library | Floor 1 Mobile shelves | 791.4372 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 06592864 |
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Languages (English).
Made in 1975.
Based on the play by Adrian Mitchell/characters created by Daniel Defoe.
Credits: music, Carl Davis.
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Cast: Peter O'Toole, Richard Roundtree, Peter Cellier, Christopher Cabot, Joel Fluellen, Sam Seabrook, Stanley Clay.
Provocative reinterpretation of the classic story by Daniel Defoe, focusing this time not on the shipwrecked mariner (Peter O'Toole), but on his native servant, dubbed 'Friday' (Richard Roundtree). As Crusoe tries to teach his native charge the benefits of civilisation, Friday gradually begins to hate and resent him, until the tension builds to a shocking climax.
BBFC code: PG.
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