Mandingo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-07-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

127 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (2238 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Genres:

Action Romance

Cast:

James Mason Susan George Perry King Richard Ward

Writer:

Kyle Onstott (novel)

Jack Kirkland (play)

Norman Wexler (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Slave owner Warren Maxwell insists that his son, Hammond, who is busy bedding the slaves he buys, marry a white woman and father him a son. While in New Orleans, he picks up a wife, Blanche, a "bed wench," Ellen, and a Mandingo slave, Mede, whom he trains to be a bare-knuckle fighting champion. Angered that Hammond is spending too much time with his slaves, Blanche beds down Mede.

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