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Drum (1976)

R | | Action , Drama | 23 November 1977 (France)
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A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Directors:

Steve Carver, Burt Kennedy (uncredited)

Writers:

Kyle Onstott (based on a novel by), Norman Wexler (screenplay)

Stars:

Warren Oates, Isela Vega, Ken Norton | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Warren Oates ... Hammond Maxwell
Isela Vega ... Marianna
Ken Norton ... Drum
Pam Grier ... Regine (as Pamela Grier)
Yaphet Kotto ... Blaise
John Colicos ... Bernard DeMarigny
Fiona Lewis ... Augusta Chauvet
Paula Kelly ... Rachel
Royal Dano ... Zeke Montgomery
Lillian Hayman Lillian Hayman ... Lucretia Borgia
Cheryl Smith ... Sophie Maxwell (as Rainbeaux Smith)
Alain Patrick Alain Patrick ... Lazare
Brenda Sykes ... Calinda
Clay Tanner Clay Tanner ... Mr. Holcomb
Lila Finn Lila Finn ... Mrs. Holcomb
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Storyline

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | female frontal nudity | second part | one word title | daughter | See All (23) »

Taglines:

It scalds. It shocks. It whips. It bleeds. It lusts. It out-Mandingo's "Mandingo"! See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama

Certificate:

R | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1977 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

L'enfer des mandigos See more »

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino De Laurentiis Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Dino De Laurentiis was so displeased with the final result that he took his name from above the title. See more »

Goofs

Actually internally, within the US, the slave trade was still legal. It was the Atlantic Slave trade that was outlawed in 1808. Internal slave trading existing up until the Civil War. See more »

Quotes

Hammond Maxwell: What we been makin' ain't love!
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Connections

Referenced in Fade to Black (1980) See more »

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wild,wild,wild
10 August 2003 | by skyhowl – See all my reviews

Ha ha ha ha .....this movie was out there. Okay i'm a 31 year black male and a movie buff.I like movies good and bad, but a really love campy movies. Drum is now my favorite movie on all time!!!! The acting was terrible, the direction was worst,but i loved it!!! The plantation owner and his slutty daughter were the most outrageous characters in the entire movie...i love slavery movies or any movie set in the antibellum south..i saw mandingo and loved it!!!...i didn't even know drum existed until i saw it on late night cable tv. It was explicit,funny and probaly insulted half the viewing population! It was WILD and most of all POLITICALLY INCORRECT..WHICH IS WHAT FILMMAKING SHOULD BE!!!!!Most black people who watch this movie will probally laugh there ass off, I did! Those people who were offended, cool out. Its just really a fun movie.
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