Mandingo [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

Richard Fleischer directed this lurid historical drama based on the novel by Kyle Onstott. The story begins on a run-down plantation lorded over by Warren Maxwell (James Mason) and his son Hammond (Perry King). Hammond travels to New Orleans where he buys a top-of-the-line slave, Mede (Ken Norton), at an auction. Hammond is proud of his purchase, hoping to bring in money by training Mede to fight his other slaves. Hammond returns with Mede to the plantation, where he has to contend with his sex-crazed wife Blanche (Susan George). Hammond looks upon Blanche as damaged goods since he discovered her to not be a virgin on their wedding night. Instead, Hammond prefers erotic pursuits with his slave Ellen (Brenda Sykes). Blanche licks her lips at the sight of Mede, and seduces him to get revenge on her husband. Blanche soon becomes pregnant and gives birth to a half-black baby. Enraged, Hammond comes after Blanche, poisons her, and then the child bleed to death before going after Mede. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: A
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 (Alternate Wide Screen)
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       James Mason - Maxwell
       Susan George - Blanche
       Richard Ward - Agamemnon
       Brenda Sykes - Ellen
       Ken Norton - Mede
       Lillian Hayman - Lucrezia Borgia
       Roy Poole - Doc Redfield
       Ji - Tu Cumbuka - Cicero
       Paul Benedict - Brownlee
       Ben Masters - Charles
       Beatrice Winde - Lucy

• Director:

  Richard Fleischer

• Producer:

  Dino de Laurentiis

• Play Author:

  Jack Kirkland

• Screenwriter:

  Norman Wexler

• Book Author:

  Kyle Onstott

• Cinematographer:

  Richard H. Kline

• Composer (Music Score):

  Maurice Jarre

• Editor:

  Frank Bracht

• Production Designer:

  Boris Leven

• Executive Producer:

  Ralph Serpe

• Set Designer:

  John P. Austin

• Costume Designer:

  Ann Roth

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  William Randall

• First Assistant Director:

  Fred Brost

• Production Manager:

  Peter V. Herald