《曼丁戈》是由詹姆斯·梅森,苏珊·乔治,佩里·金,理查德·沃德,布兰达·塞克斯,肯·诺顿主演的一部动作片，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.