Drum (1976): Cast & Plot
Drum is a 1976 action thriller directed by Steve Carver, starring Ken Norton as Drum, John Colicos and Warren Oates. It runs 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 40m (100 min)
- Director
- Steve Carver
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The De Laurentiis Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Drum About?
The premise of Drum without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
MANDINGO lit the fuse… DRUM is the explosion! A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.
Drum Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- interracial seduction
- character name as title
- hixploitation
- blaxploitation
- brothel
- gay man
- female full frontal nudity
- brothel madam
- large breasts
- havana cuba
- bare knuckle boxing
- shackled
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- voice over narration
- slave breader
- new orleans louisiana
- year 1860
- party
- reference to abraham lincoln
- choosing a woman
- interracial homosexual
- mandingo boxing
- knife fight
- seeing mother murdered
- slapped in the face
- slave selling
- spanking
- hanging upside down
- lying for attention
- chained to a wall
- stepmother
- attempted seduction
- toasting with a drink
- kicked while down
- corporal punishment
- brutality
- house fire
- arsenal
- house explosion
- clothes on fire
- shot in the chest
- deception
- friend vs. friend
- damsel in distress
- held at gunpoint
- lust
- lecher
- man carries a woman
- man urinates outside
- female rear nudity
- male rear nudity
Drum Cast & Characters
Ken Norton leads the cast as Drum, with John Colicos as Bernard DeMarigny and Warren Oates as Hammond Maxwell. Directed by Steve Carver; 34 actors are credited in all.
- Director Steve Carver
- Ken Norton as Drum
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John Colicos as Bernard DeMarigny -
Warren Oates as Hammond Maxwell -
Pam Grier as Regine
Also Starring in Drum
· 30 more- Fiona Lewis Augusta Chauvet
- Cheryl Smith Sophie Maxwell
- Royal Dano Zeke Montgomery
- Yaphet Kotto Blase
- Isela Vega Marianna
- John Vernon
- Roger E. Mosley Slave
- Henry Wills Mr. Gassaway
- Bob Minor Cuban Slave
- Larry Williams Slave #3
- Paula Kelly Rachel
- Clay Tanner Mr. Holcomb
- Harvey Parry Dr. Redfield
- Eddie Smith Bruno
- Jeannie Epper Woman Guest #2
- Brenda Sykes Calinda
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- Alain Patrick Lazare
- Donna Garrett Mrs. Gassaway
- Lila Finn Mrs. Holcomb
- Sharmagne Leland-St. John Demimonde
- Ilona Wilson Elly Bee Rowe
- May Boss Mrs. Redfield
- Adina Ross Woman Guest #1 (as Julie Ann Johnston)
- Harold Jones Slave #1
- Maurice Emanuel Slave #2
- Lillian Hayman Lucretia Borgia
- Monique Madnes Mary Ruth Rowe
- S.A. Lewis Babouin
- Amedee Frederick Jacque
- Hector Freeman Slave
More from Steve Carver
More films directed by Steve Carver, best-rated first: Lone Wolf McQuade, Big Bad Mama, An Eye for an Eye and River of Death.
Drum Plot Summary
What happens in Drum from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Drum, Ken Norton as Drum, is born to a white prostitute, who raises him with her black lesbian lover. He grows up to be a fighter and is repeatedly forced to bare-knuckle-box other slaves to the brink of death for the entertainment of the owners, among them a gay Frenchman named Bernard DeMarigny, John Colicos as Bernard DeMarigny. DeMarigny wants to sleep with Drum, but Drum rejects him, and DeMarigny vows revenge.
Drum and his friend Blaise are eventually sold to plantation owner Hammond Maxwell, Warren Oates as Hammond Maxwell, and are taken to his plantation to work. Regine, Pam Grier as Regine, is also purchased by Maxwell for his own personal desires as a bedwench.
Full summary
The whole story of Drum, scene by scene
Drum Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Drum.
How Well Do You Know Drum?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor portrays the title character Drum?
Drum Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Mandingo II - A Revolta dos Escravos” and “Die Sklavenhölle der Mandingos”.
- Also known as
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- Mandingo II - A Revolta dos Escravos
- Die Sklavenhölle der Mandingos
- Violencia negra
- Drum, l'ultimo mandingo
- L'enfer des mandingos
- Барабан
- 神龙猛丁哥
- طبل
- 드럼
- Mandingo II: A Revolta dos Escravos
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Movies Like Drum
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Mandinga, Slavers and Drums O’ Voodoo.
Drum FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Drum, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Drum?
Drum runs 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes).
When was Drum released?
Drum was released on July 30, 1976.
Who directed Drum?
Drum was directed by Steve Carver.
More films by Steve Carver Who is in the cast of Drum?
Drum stars Ken Norton as Drum, John Colicos as Bernard DeMarigny and Warren Oates as Hammond Maxwell, among 34 credited actors.
Does Drum have a post-credit scene?
No. Drum has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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