Cannibal Holocaust
1980 · Movie · NC-17 · 95 min · ★ 6.3 · 45% critics
A university professor returns from a rescue trip in the Amazon with recovered footage from a missing documentary crew. As the recordings are reviewed back in the city, the material raises unsettling questions about exploitation, sensationalism, and what people will do for a story in a hostile environment.
Also known as Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-02-07
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (1,867 votes)
- Budget
- $100,000
About
Watch if you want a notorious, boundary-pushing horror that mixes recovered footage with a harsh critique of exploitation; Not for you if you can’t handle graphic violence, sexual assault, or animal cruelty—especially if you liked the lighter scares of The Blair Witch Project.
Pros: intense, unforgettable shocks; provocative moral questions; influential found-footage setup | Cons: extreme gore and cruelty; sexual violence content; uneven acting at times
Themes
- adultery
- rape
- snake
- pig
- culture clash
- ritual
- movie business
- leech
- spider
- animal attack
- controversy
- swamp
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Cast & crew
Robert Kerman
as Professor Harold Monroe
Francesca Ciardi
as Faye Daniels
- PP
Perry Pirkanen
as Jack Anders
Luca Barbareschi
as Mark Tomaso
Salvatore Basile
as Chaco Losojos
Ricardo Fuentes
as Miguel Lujan
Carl Gabriel Yorke
as Alan Yates
Paolo Paoloni
as 1st Executive
Lionello Pio Di Savoia
as 2nd Executive
Luigina Rocchi
Directed by Ruggero Deodato