Mandingo

1975 · directed by Richard Fleischer

Rating
49/100
Hit
no

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.

Mandingo (1975), directed by Richard Fleischer, rates 49/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Perry King
  • James Mason
  • Susan George
  • Ken Norton
  • Richard Ward
  • Brenda Sykes
  • Lillian Hayman
  • Roy Poole
  • Ji-Tu Cumbuka
  • Paul Benedict

Crew

  • Richard H. Kline — Director of Photography
  • Frank Bracht — Editor
  • Maurice Jarre — Original Music Composer
  • Norman Wexler — Screenplay
  • Jack Kirkland — Writer

More from Richard Fleischer

  1. The Narrow Margin (1952) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Compulsion (1959) — 84/100 · hit
  3. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) — 78/100
  4. Barabbas (1961) — 77/100
  5. Fantastic Voyage (1966) — 73/100
  6. Violent Saturday (1955) — 73/100

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