Drum

About Drum

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of white society.

Drum (1976) is a history thriller film directed by Steve Carver. At 100 minutes long, it arrived in July 1976.

The film is filed under slavery, interracial relationship, bare knuckle boxing, and slave owner.

Warren Oates stars as Hammond Maxwell, Pam Grier as Regine, Ken Norton as Drum, and Isela Vega as Marianna. The screenplay is by Norman Wexler. It streams on ScreenPix Amazon Channel and ScreenPix Apple TV channel in the United States.

12 Years a Slave, Belle, and Santa Fe Trail make useful companions to Drum. It carries a R rating.