Hammond Maxwell (played by Warren Oates) is a protagonist in Drum.
Wealthy plantation owner in the Antebellum South whose decisions, family dynamics, and ownership of enslaved people drive the central narrative of both Mandingo and Drum. Regine (played by Pam Grier) is a protagonist in Drum.
Enslaved woman purchased by Hammond Maxwell to serve as his bed-wench, playing a pivotal role in the plantation's power dynamics and romantic conflicts. Drum (played by Ken Norton) appears in Drum.
Title character of the 1976 sequel, a powerful enslaved fighter raised by a white prostitute and her lover, who leads a violent revolt at Maxwell's plantation. Bernard DeMarigny (played by John Colicos) appears in Drum.
A wealthy French planter and former lover of Drum, whose rejected advances and subsequent revenge plot directly trigger the climactic plantation siege.
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Characters
Hammond Maxwell
(played by Warren Oates) — protagonist
Wealthy plantation owner in the Antebellum South whose decisions, family dynamics, and ownership of enslaved people drive the central narrative of both Mandingo and Drum.
Regine
(played by Pam Grier) — protagonist
Enslaved woman purchased by Hammond Maxwell to serve as his bed-wench, playing a pivotal role in the plantation's power dynamics and romantic conflicts.
Drum
(played by Ken Norton) — supporting
Title character of the 1976 sequel, a powerful enslaved fighter raised by a white prostitute and her lover, who leads a violent revolt at Maxwell's plantation.
Bernard DeMarigny
(played by John Colicos) — supporting
A wealthy French planter and former lover of Drum, whose rejected advances and subsequent revenge plot directly trigger the climactic plantation siege.
Key Relationships
Drum → Regine
(Social Fellow Slave)
Hammond Maxwell → Bernard DeMarigny
(Social Guest)
Hammond Maxwell → Regine
(Professional Master And Bed-wench)
Drum → Hammond Maxwell
(Power Slave Owner)
Drum → Bernard DeMarigny
(Romantic Rejected Lover)
Story Analysis
A powerful enslaved fighter leads a violent revolt against his owners, culminating in a tragic siege and his eventual escape.
