# Mandingo (1975)

> A brutal plantation melodrama turns slavery’s racial, sexual, and economic machinery into a confrontational exploitation spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23891

## Facts

- Runtime: 127 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama, History
- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Cast: Perry King, James Mason, Susan George, Ken Norton, Richard Ward, Brenda Sykes, Lillian Hayman, Roy Poole
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073349/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, campy, oppressive, historical cinema viewing, exploitation film retrospective

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