Mandingo

"Expect The Savage. The Sensual. The Shocking. The Sad. The Powerful. The Shameful. Expect The Truth."

1975 2h 7m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 164

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Synopsis

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Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.

“Expect The Savage. The Sensual. The Shocking. The Sad. The Powerful. The Shameful. Expect The Truth.”

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Cast

Perry King
Hammond Maxwell
James Mason
Warren Maxwell
Susan George
Blanche Woodford Maxwell
Ken Norton
Mede (Ganymede)
Richard Ward
Agamemnon
Brenda Sykes
Ellen
Lillian Hayman
Lucrezia Borgia
Roy Poole
Doc Redfield

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Fleischer
Writers: Jack Kirkland, Norman Wexler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mandingo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Bracht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Perry King and James Mason and Susan George carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Expect The Savage. The Sensual. The Shocking. The Sad. The Powerful. The Shameful. Expect The Truth.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0073349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Fleischer directs. Richard H. Kline behind the camera. Maurice Jarre scores. Frank Bracht cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Mandingo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Richard Fleischer, shot by Richard H. Kline. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Frank Bracht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Perry King and James Mason and Susan George carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Expect The Savage. The Sensual. The Shocking. The Sad. The Powerful. The Shameful. Expect The Truth.".
8IMDB entry: tt0073349 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.