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Mandingo (play)

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Mandingo
Written byJack Kirkland
CharactersMede
Hammond Maxwell
Warren Maxwell
Blanche Maxwell
Ellen
Date premieredMay 22, 1961 (1961-05-22)[1]
Place premieredLyceum Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreFiction
SettingAntebellum 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

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An African slave is trained to fight other slaves on an antebellum Southern plantation.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mandingo". Playbill. 1961.
  2. ^ a b Paul Brenner (2013). "Mandingo". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-10-23.
  3. ^ "Inside Playbill Gallery | Playbill". www.playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-11.
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