Mandingo (play)

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.

Mandingo
Written by	Jack Kirkland
Characters	Mede Hammond Maxwell Warren Maxwell Blanche Maxwell Ellen
Date premiered	May 22, 1961 (1961-05-22)[1]
Place premiered	Lyceum Theatre
Original language	English
Genre	Fiction
Setting	Antebellum South

Synopsis

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