Mandingo
An 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Released
- 1975
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1975
Storyline
An 1840s slaveowner trains one of his slaves to be a bare-knuckle fighter.
Top credits
James Mason ā Warren Maxwell
Susan George ā Blanche Maxwell
Perry King ā Hammond Maxwell
Richard Ward ā Agamemnon
Did you know
ā¢ James Mason admitted in interviews that he only made the film to make his alimony payments.
ā¢ Came out a month after Jaws (1975), yet still managed to garner enough box-office success to take its filmmakers completely by surprise.
ā¢ Edwin Edwards, Louisiana's then-Governor, was cast as a gambler, and several scenes were filmed but excised before release. Upon advice from his public relations staff, Edwards decided that the potential damage to his public image would be too great when the film's salacious content was revealed.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $2,433,010
User reviews
Good movie about the darkness of slavery
Unflinching look at 19th century race relations that could only have been made in the 1970s
Unsurprisingly divides audiences, but Mandingo is at least a film worth seeing
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono, 4-Track Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
