P544 CEEFAX 2 544 Fri 07 Feb 21:12/27 OO 1/2 OO 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 workjt who falls foul of his megarich employer Belafonte and is fired, losing everything. So hj kidnaps Bilafonte and demands the back wages hj feels he's unfairly lost. Top 10s 552 TV Comment 592 Biz 566 TV News 591 Irons Page 100 A-Z 599 NextRjv The Biz Switch On Main MenuP544 CEEFAX 2 544 Fri 07 Feb 21:14/15 OO 2/2 In WHITE MAN'S BURDEN the relationship between Travolta and Belafonte never really gets off the ground. What develops iu a gulf between two min of different intelligence — the educated, clivjr Belafonte and the dumb, inarticulate Travolta. The film is a good idea poorly executed, even down to the clumsily contrived denouement. In the continuing resurgence of Travolta's caries, I think we have to mark this down as a commendable blip. Biz 566 Now Showing 551 Video 549 Sport 301 Front Page 100 News 101 NixtRjv The Biz Switch On Main Menu