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DeutschMandingo (play)
| Mandingo | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Jack Kirkland |
| Characters | Mede Hammond Maxwell Warren Maxwell Blanche Maxwell Ellen |
| Date premiered | May 22, 1961[1] |
| Place premiered | Lyceum Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Setting | Antebellum South |
Mandingo is an American theatrical play written by Jack Kirkland[1] and based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Kyle Onstott.[2] The cast of the Broadway production included Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, Franchot Tone, Rockne Tarkington, and Georgia Burke.[3] The story was made into a film by Paramount Pictures in 1975,[2] directed by Richard Fleischer.
Synopsis
[edit]An African slave is trained to fight other slaves on an antebellum Southern plantation.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mandingo". Playbill. 1961.
- ^ a b Paul Brenner (2013). "Mandingo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23.
- ^ "Inside Playbill Gallery | Playbill". www.playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11.
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