Mandingo (1975)

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Mandingo on IMDb 6.2/10 2,797 votes

Released:
1975-06-06

Overview:
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.

Director:
Richard Fleischer

Runtime:
2h 7min

Genre:
Romance, Drama, History

  • Cast:
  • Perry King
    as
    Hammond Maxwell
  • James Mason
    as
    Warren Maxwell
  • Susan George
    as
    Blanche Woodford Maxwell
  • Ken Norton
    as
    Mede (Ganymede)
  • Richard Ward
    as
    Agamemnon