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Drum

Play trailer Poster for Drum R,  1976,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 11% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 55% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
11% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 55% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A slaver (Warren Oates) buys Drum (Ken Norton), a bordello queen's (Silvia Pinal) son, in the 1860s New Orleans.

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Verina Glaessner Time Out Jan 26, 2006
Much of the blame rests with the chaotic and clumsy script fashioned from Kyle Onstott's potboiling bestseller. Go to Full Review
Vincent Canby New York Times May 9, 2005
There's more hot air than steam in the overwrought melodrama of Drum. Go to Full Review
Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) May 9, 2023
You can't possibly take this one seriously, but you might enjoy it. Go to Full Review
Richard Corliss New Times (magazine) Jun 22, 2022
[Every character] is drawn in caricatures broad enough to do a pay-toilet artist proud. Go to Full Review
Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press Oct 30, 2019
A hopelessly inept, foul interpretation of history and human emotions that should be ignored at all costs. Go to Full Review
Fernando Trueba El Pais (Spain) Jul 26, 2019
The movie is nothing more than a soap opera set in New Orleans. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Hermione M Nov 27, 2017 drum is the son of mandingo, he gets stuck in a sex farm
Poe W Apr 27, 2017 This pseudo-sequel to Mandingo isn't nearly as disturbing and has a better plot. Warren Oates is very good as the plantation owner. Plus, Yaphet Kotto is added to help with acting (since Ken Norton is a boxer turned Actor). If you liked Mandingo then you should watch Drum. See more
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Cast & Crew

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Steve Carver

Director

Warren Oates

Hammond Maxwell

Ken Norton

Drum

Silvia Pinal

Actor

Isela Vega

Marianna

Paula Kelly

Rachel

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Drum

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Movie Info

Synopsis A slaver (Warren Oates) buys Drum (Ken Norton), a bordello queen's (Silvia Pinal) son, in the 1860s New Orleans.
Director
Steve Carver
Producer
Ralph Serpe
Screenwriter
Norman Wexler
Production Co
Dino De Laurentiis Company
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 30, 1976, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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