Mandingo (1975)
Anno di uscita: 1975
Nazione: United States
Alternative Title: Mandingo - O Fruto da Vingança, Мандинго, Zincirli köle
Regista: Richard Fleischer
Writer: Jack Kirkland, Kyle Onstott, Norman Wexler
Produzione & Genere
Produttore: Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
Executive Producer: Ralph B. Serpe
Società: Paramount Pictures, The De Laurentiis Company
Genere: Action Film, Boxing Film, Drama, History, Romance
Budget: N/A
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: bare knuckle boxing, interracial relationship, slave owner, slavery
Storia
In the late 19th century South, Warren Maxwell, the owner of a dilapidated plantation, urges his son Hammond to marry and produce an heir. Hammond marries his cousin Blanche upon his return from their honeymoon but purchases a sex slave, Willie Lou, as well as a powerful Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train for bare-knuckle boxing. Mede becomes a champion fighter but also catches the eye of Hammond's wife, leading to a tense rivalry between him and Hammond.
Riassunto
Mandingo is a 1975 American historical melodrama film directed by Richard Fleischer. Set in the late 19th century South, it explores themes of slavery, interracial relationships, and power dynamics through the story of the Maxwell family and their interactions with their slaves. The film is notable for its depiction of bare-knuckle boxing matches between enslaved individuals.
