White Man's Burden (1995)

Max Schreck as Graf Orlok in "Nosferatu" (1922)

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Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror." This 1922 classic of cinema based on Bram Stoker's "Dracula" (but with names changed) directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Max Schrek in one of films most famous and frightening make-up jobs.

Rating: R

Release Date: Dec 1, 1995

Running Time: 96 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery, Tom Bower, Carrie Snodgress, Andrew Lawrence, Bumper Robinson, Tom Wright, Sheryl Lee Ralph

director: Desmond Nakano

Louis Pinnock is a factory worker with a history of company loyalty. He's up for the foreman's job and looks forward to making a better life for his wife and children--until his world collides with that of Thaddeus Thomas. Thaddeus was born into wealth and privilege and life has never disappointed him. A businessman with a flair for fine living, he has a magnificent home and a beautiful family. For Thaddeus, life's possibilities are unlimited. It is when their paths cross that Pinnock, in a single unguarded moment, oversteps the invisible barrier that separates race and class. The incident costs him everything: livelihood, home, family. The desperate course of action he pursues changes the lives of everyone he touches--especially that of Thaddeus Thomas.

April 18, 2001

What if blacks controlled the power in America and whites were the subjugated minority? And suppose John Travolta played the ghettoized working stiff and Harry Belafonte took the role of his racist, rich-bastard boss? You would have White Man's Burden, a low-budget, high-ambition thumb sucker that only fitfully hits home. Still, the film is acted with powerhouse fervor by the two stars, reflecting the passion of producer Lawrence Bender (Pulp Fiction) and Japanese-American screenwriter Desmond…