Drum (1976 film)

Drum
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Carver
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis Raph B. Serpe
Screenplay by	Norman Wexler
Based on	Drum by Kyle Onstott
Starring	Warren Oates Pamela Grier Ken Norton
Music by	Charlie Smalls
Cinematography	Lucien Ballard
Editing by	Carl Kress
Studio	Dino De Laurentiis Company
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	July 30, 1976 (1976-07-30)
Running time	110 minutes 100 minutes (UK)
Country	United States
Language	English

Drum is the 1976 sequel to the film Mandingo, and released by United Artists. Starring Warren Oates, Pam Grier (as Pamela Grier), and Ken Norton and directed by Steve Carver, it parodies nineteenth century American slavery like its predecessor. Like Mandingo, Drum was based on the Kyle Onstott novel of the same name.

Cast

• Warren Oates as Hammond Maxwell
• Pamela Grier as Regine
• Ken Norton as Drum
• Isela Vega as Marianna
• Yaphet Kotto as Blase
• John Colicos as Bernard DeMarigny
• Fiona Lewis as Augusta Chauvet
• Paula Kelly as Rachel
• Royal Dano as Zeke Montgomery
• Lillian Hayman as Lucretia Borgia
• Rainbeaux Smith as Sophie Maxwell
• Alain Patrick as Lazare
• Brenda Sykes as Calinda
• Clay Tanner and Lila Finn as Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb

Production

The film was originally to be directed by Burt Kennedy, but he was fired in the wake of creative differences: the film's print made use of material filmed by both Kennedy and Carver.

External links

• Drum at the Internet Movie Database
• Drum at AllRovi
• Drum at Rotten Tomatoes