- 1 win.
- See more »
Photos and Videos
Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| James Mason | ... |
Warren Maxwell
|
|
| Susan George | ... |
Blanche Maxwell
|
|
| Perry King | ... |
Hammond Maxwell
|
|
| Richard Ward | ... |
Agamemnon
|
|
| Brenda Sykes | ... |
Ellen
|
|
| Ken Norton | ... |
Mede
|
|
 |
Lillian Hayman | ... |
Lucrezia Borgia
|
| Roy Poole | ... |
Doc Redfield
|
|
| Ji-Tu Cumbuka | ... |
Cicero
|
|
| Paul Benedict | ... |
Brownlee
|
|
| Ben Masters | ... |
Charles
|
|
|
|
Ray Spruell | ... |
Wallace
|
| Louis Turenne | ... |
De Veve
|
|
|
|
Duane Allen | ... |
Topaz
|
|
|
Earl Maynard | ... |
Babouin
|
|
|
Beatrice Winde | ... |
Lucy
|
| Debbi Morgan | ... |
Dite
(as Debbie Morgan)
|
|
| Irene Tedrow | ... |
Mrs. Redfield
|
|
|
|
Reda Wyatt | ... |
Big Pearl
|
|
|
Simone McQueen | ... |
Madame Caroline
(as Simon McQueen)
|
|
|
Evelyn Hendrickson | ... |
Beatrix
|
|
|
Stanley J. Reyes | ... |
Major Woodford
(as Stanley Reyes)
|
|
|
John Barber | ... |
Le Toscan
|
| Durwyn Robinson | ... |
Meg
|
|
|
|
Kerwin Robinson | ... |
Alph
|
|
|
Deborah Ann Young | ... |
Tense
|
|
|
Debra Blackwell | ... |
Blonde Girl
|
|
|
Sylvia Kuumba Williams | ... |
Black Mother
(as Kuumba)
|
|
|
Stocker Fontelieu | ... |
Wilson
|
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
|
|
Edwin Edwards | ... |
Gambler (scenesDeleted)
|
|
|
Ron Centanni | ... |
Slave Buyer / Bordello Guest / Gambler (uncredited)
|
|
|
Warren Kenner | ... |
(uncredited)
|
|
|
Laura Misch Owens | ... |
Prostitute (uncredited)
|
|
|
Rosemary Tichenor | ... |
Slave-Buying Woman (uncredited)
|
Directed by
| Richard Fleischer | ||
Written by
| Kyle Onstott | ... | (novel) |
| Jack Kirkland | ... | (play) |
| Norman Wexler | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Dino De Laurentiis | ... | producer |
| Ralph B. Serpe | ... | executive producer (as Ralph Serpe) |
Music by
| Maurice Jarre | ||
Cinematography by
| Richard H. Kline | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Frank Bracht | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Kaeselau | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Lynn Stalmaster | ||
Production Design by
| Boris Leven | ||
Set Decoration by
| John P. Austin | ... | (as John Austin) |
Costume Design by
| Ann Roth | ||
Makeup Department
| Sugar Blymyer | ... | hair stylist (as Maryce Blymyer) |
| Hank Edds | ... | makeup artist (as George 'Hank' Edds) |
Production Management
| Peter V. Herald | ... | production manager |
| Stanley Neufeld | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frederic W. Brost | ... | first assistant director (as Fred Brost) |
| Gary Daigler | ... | second assistant director (as Gary D. Daigler) |
| Albert Shepard | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Bill Wainess | ... | property master (as William Wainess) |
Sound Department
| James Nelson | ... | sound effects editor |
| William Randall | ... | production sound |
| Raul A. Bruce | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Donald C. Rogers | ... | technical director of sound (uncredited) |
| John Wilkinson | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ira Anderson Jr. | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Joe Canutt | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Alan Oliney | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Ernest Robinson | ... | stunts |
| Alan Oliney | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gene Kearney | ... | head grip |
| Ross A. Maehl | ... | gaffer (as Ross Maehl) |
| Calvin Maehl | ... | best boy electric (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Hector Freeman | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jack Martell | ... | wardrobe |
| Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
| Tina Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
| Andrea E. Weaver | ... | costumer: women (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Robert F. Kocourek | ... | location auditor (as Robert Kocourek) |
| Albert J. Salzer | ... | location contact |
Music Department
| Maurice Jarre | ... | conductor |
| Milton Lustig | ... | music editor |
| Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Emil Richards | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Alvin Greenman | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Dino De Laurentiis | ... | presenter |
| Federico De Laurentiis | ... | assistant to producer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1976) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through Columbia Pictures of Argentina)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1976) (Argentina) (theatrical) (through 20th Century Fox Argentina)
- Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1976) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Hafbo (1975) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- MGM-Fox (1975) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Panasia Films (1976) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (1975) (United States) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1975) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Bounty Entertainment (2015) (Australia) (DVD)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
- Legend Films (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Legend Films (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Olive Films (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (1979) (United States) (VHS)
- Plaion Pictures (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Plaion Pictures (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2006) (France) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2018) (France) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2018) (France) (DVD)
- VPS Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Video Classics (1981) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Pacific Title (titles and optical effects)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
It's the mid-nineteenth century Louisiana. Falconhurst, a run down plantation, is owned by Warren Maxwell, and largely run by his son, Hammond Maxwell, who walks with a limp due to a childhood accident. Hammond is under pressure to get married and produce a male heir to continue the Maxwell legacy before Warren dies. With no experience courting a potential bride - his sexual experiences confined to slaves and whores - Hammond ultimately chooses his cousin Blanche for his wife in what would not be considered a courtship in its true sense. In turn, Blanche agrees to the marriage largely to escape the realm of her sadistic brother, Charles. As his father tells him is custom, Hammond, while on his and Blanche's honeymoon in New Orleans, also obtains a slave as a go to sexual partner, he buying Ellen, who he met when she was given to him in hospitality when visiting who was then her master. Concurrently, Hammond also purchases Mede, a Mandingo, as a slave, something Warren had always wanted because of their physical strength. The plan with Mede is to breed him with their female slaves to produce further Mandingos who they can sell for a higher price than other black slaves. However, Hammond, out of circumstance, uses Mede in the potentially lucrative sport of no holds barred slave fighting, often to the death. Hammond and Blanche end up having an unsatisfying marriage largely due to something Hammond discovers on their wedding night, he turning to Ellen instead as the preferred woman in his life. Blanche, in return, takes her anger out on Hammond in the only way she knows how. In the process, it is their slaves who pay the price for their problems. Written by Huggo |
| Plot Keywords | |
| Taglines | Expect The savage. The sensual. The shocking. The sad. The powerful. The shameful. See more » |
| Genres | |
| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
| Certification |
|
Additional Details
| Also Known As |
|
| Runtime |
|
| Country | |
| Language | |
| Color | |
| Aspect Ratio |
|
| Sound Mix | |
| Filming Locations |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | James Mason admitted in interviews that he only made the film to make his alimony payments. See more » |
| Goofs | During Mede's first fight in the city, he and his opponent are wrestling on the grass. When they roll over on the floor, the grass moves like a slipping carpet would, revealing it to be a sheet of artificial green, probably lying on the floor of a sound stage. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sooner or Later (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Born in This Time See more » |
| Quotes |
Cicero:
I'd rather die than be a slave. You peckerwood! That's tight, you peckerwoods was in oppressed in your own land. We was free. Then you brought us here, in chains. But now we here, you just better know it's as much our land as it is yorn. And after you hang me, kiss my ass! See more » |