Drum (1976)
MANDINGO lit the fuse... DRUM is the explosion!
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
- Date of release
- 1976-07-30
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- History, Action, Thriller, Drama
- Director
- Steve Carver
- Collection
- Mandingo Collection
Casting
- Warren Oates — Hammond Maxwell
- Pam Grier — Regine
- Ken Norton — Drum
- Isela Vega — Marianna
- Yaphet Kotto — Blase
- John Colicos — Bernard DeMarigny
- Fiona Lewis — Augusta Chauvet
- Paula Kelly — Rachel
- Royal Dano — Zeke Montgomery
- Brenda Sykes — Calinda
- Cheryl Smith — Sophie Maxwell
- Lillian Hayman — Lucretia Borgia
Interesting facts
Drum is a 1976 American historical melodrama film directed by Steve Carver. It is the sequel to Mandingo (1975), and is based on Kyle Onstott's 1962 novel. Ken Norton returns from the first film, albeit in a different role. The film also stars Warren Oates, Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, John Colicos, Fiona Lewis, Paula Kelly and Brenda Sykes
Production
The film was initially being directed by Burt Kennedy, but he was replaced due to creative differences with the executive producer, Dino De Laurentiis. Steve Carver then took over as director with only four days of preparation, the film's print made use of material filmed by both Kennedy and Carver. According to Carver, Kennedy had only shot the opening sequence in Puerto Rico. Embarrassed by the script, Kennedy walked off the picture.
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