Mandingo (film)
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| Directed by | Richard Fleischer |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Screenplay by | Norman Wexler |
| Based on |
Mandingo by Kyle Onstott |
| Starring |
James Mason Susan George Perry King Lillian Hayman Richard Ward Brenda Sykes Ken Norton |
| Music by |
Maurice Jarre Hi Tide Harris Muddy Waters |
| Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
| Edited by | Frank Bracht |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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127 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mandingo is an American motion picture released by Paramount Pictures in 1975.
It is based on the novel Mandingo by Kyle Onstott, and on the play Mandingo by Jack Kirkland (which is derived from the novel). The film was directed by Richard Fleischer and starred James Mason, Susan George, Perry King, and boxer-turned-actor Ken Norton. It was widely derided when released, although some reviews are positive. It was followed by a sequel in 1976, titled Drum, which also starred Norton.
Sylvester Stallone has an uncredited role.
The movie is set in the Deep South of the United States prior to the American Civil War. Falconhurst is a run-down plantation owned by widower Warren Maxwell (James Mason) and largely run by his son, Hammond (Perry King). Hammond and his cousin, Charles, visit a plantation where both men are given black women out of hospitality. Hammond chooses Ellen (Brenda Sykes), who's a virgin. Both she and Hammond watch as Charles abuses and rapes his wench, claiming that she likes it. Hammond asks Ellen if this is true, and she says no. Hammond then gently has sexual intercourse with Ellen.
Warren Maxwell pressures him to marry, so Hammond chooses his cousin, Blanche (Susan George). A social climber and sexually promiscuous, Blanche had been having an affair with her brother, Charles. After their wedding night, Hammond is sure that she is not a virgin—a claim Blanche denies. On their way back from their honeymoon, Hammond returns to the plantation where Ellen is kept and purchases her as his bed wench. Eventually, he comes to genuinely care for her.
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