White Man's Burden (film)

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White Man's Burden

Directed by	Desmond Nakano
Produced by	Lawrence Bender
Written by	Desmond Nakano
Starring	John Travolta Harry Belafonte
Music by	Howard Shore
Cinematography	Willy Kurant
Editing by	Nancy Richardson
Distributed by	Savoy Pictures
Release date(s)	December 1, 1995 (USA)
Running time	89 min.
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	Unknown
Gross revenue	$3,760,525 (USA)
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White Man's Burden is a 1995 dramatic film about racism in an alternate America where African Americans and Caucasian Americans have reversed cultural roles.

Louis Pinnock, a Caucasian factory worker (John Travolta), kidnaps Thaddeus Thomas, a Black factory owner (Harry Belafonte) who fired Pinnock over a perceived slight.

The film was written and directed by Desmond Nakano.

Tagline: Two men at odds in a world turned upside down.

See also: The White Man's Burden

See also: Fable (tv)