该电影由理查德·弗莱彻执导，詹姆斯·梅森、苏珊·乔治、佩里·金、理查德·沃德、布兰达·塞克斯、肯·诺顿等主演，于1975年上映。在128分钟的叙事中，《曼丁戈》（又名：猛丁哥 （港））Richard Fleischer repeatedly turned down Dino De Laurentiis’ overtures to direct the film. He ultimately relented when he realized that the best way to make the film was to shoot it straight and tell the story as truthfully as he could.