---
title: 'Man Friday (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jack Gold'
released: '1975-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-friday-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074849/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Man Friday (1975)

1975 · PG · 115 min · Drama, Adventure · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Man Friday is a 1975 adventure film directed by Jack Gold and starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Roundtree. It is adapted from the 1973 play by Adrian Mitchell based on Daniel Defoe's 1719 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jack Gold](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gold)
- **Screenplay:** [Adrian Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-mitchell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Carl Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-davis)
- **Producer:** [Gerald Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-green-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alex Phillips Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-phillips-jr)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [Richard Roundtree](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-roundtree)
- [Peter O'Toole](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-o-toole)
- [Joel Fluellen](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-fluellen)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-friday-1975
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