White Man's Burden (film)
1995 American drama film by Desmond Nakano / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the poem by Rudyard Kipling, see The White Man's Burden. For the book by William Easterly, see William Easterly.
White Man's Burden is a 1995 American drama film about racism,[2] set in an alternative America where the social and economic positions of black people and white people are reversed. The film was written and directed by Desmond Nakano. The film revolves around Louis Pinnock (John Travolta), a white factory worker, who kidnaps Thaddeus Thomas (Harry Belafonte), a black factory owner, for firing Pinnock over a perceived slight.[3]
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White Man's Burden | |
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Directed by | Desmond Nakano |
Written by | Desmond Nakano |
Produced by | Lawrence Bender |
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Cinematography | Willy Kurant |
Edited by | Nancy Richardson |
Music by | Howard Shore |
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Distributed by | Savoy Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million |
Box office | $9 million[1] |
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The title is a well-known phrase inspired by the famous poem of the same title by Rudyard Kipling.