What is Mandingo / The Don Is Dead about?

Name: Mandingo / The Don Is Dead
Genre: Action/Adventure,Drama

MANDINGO, 1975, Paramount, 127 min. Dir. Richard Fleischer. James Mason is unforgettably creepy as the ruthless, ailing slave-owner, with Ken Norton, Susan George, Perry King and Brenda Sykes as the interracial couples swirling about the plantation. Fleischer's treatment is matter-of-fact, in-your-face and unpretentious. Beautifully shot and undeserving of it's pariah reputation, the authentic location and production design add to the disturbing ambience. THE DON IS DEAD, 1973, Universal, 115 min. Dir. Richard Fleischer. Gang boss Charles Cioffi, hoping to orchestrate a mob war so he can consolidate power, sets the wheels in motion when he introduces the ambitious singer girlfriend (Angel Tompkins) of mobster heir Robert Forster to rival boss, Anthony Quinn.

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What is Mandingo / The Don Is Dead about?: MANDINGO, 1975, Paramount, 127 min. Dir. Richard Fleischer. James Mason is unforgettably creepy as the ruthless, ailing slave-owner, with Ken Norton, Susan George, Perry King and Brenda Sykes as the interracial couples swirling about the plantation. Fleischer's treatment is matter-of-fact, in-your-face and unpretentious. Beautifully shot and undeserving of it's pariah reputation, the authentic location and production design add to the disturbing ambience.

THE DON IS DEAD, 1973, Universal, 115 min. Dir. Richard Fleischer. Gang boss Charles Cioffi, hoping to orchestrate a mob war so he can consolidate power, sets the wheels in motion when he introduces the ambitious singer girlfriend (Angel Tompkins) of mobster heir Robert Forster to rival boss, Anthony Quinn.