P544 CEEFAX 1 544 Wed 05 Feb 01:04/41 O 1/2 WHITE MAN'S BURDEN (15) 88mins ——————————————————————————————————————— Director: Desmond Nakano Cast: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte Nakano predicates a contemporary society in which the blacks have all the money and power and the whites live in ghettos and provide the labour. Travolta is a factory worker who falls foul of his megarich employer Belafonte and is fired, losing everything. So hj kidnaps Belafonte and demands the back wages hj feels he's unfairly lost. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NextRjv The Biz Switch On Main MenuP544 CEEFAX 1 544 Wed 05 Feb 01:54/33 O 2/2 In WHITE MAN'S BURDEN the relationship between Travolta and Belafonte njvjt really gets off the ground. What develops is a gulf between two min of different intelligence — the educated, clivjt Belafonte and the dumb, inarticulate Travolta. The film is a good idea poorly executed, even down to the clumsily contrived djnoujmjnt. In the continuing resurgence of Travolta's career, I think we have to mark this down as a commendable blip. Biz 557 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NextRjv The Biz Switch On Main Menu