Welcome to a comprehensive video essay exploring the notorious Italian Cannibal film genre, known for its controversial and boundary-pushing content. Please visit my website to get more information: https://www.weird-cinema.com/

Join us as we explore every movie from this dark corner of cinema, including iconic films like “Cannibal Holocaust” and “Cannibal Ferox.” These films are not just about gore; they offer a unique window into the extremes of human storytelling and cultural shock value.

Although not the fastest upload in internet history, for a project of this size… I am impressed with the turnaround for this video. While finishing the Bruceploitation video, I was halfway through the script for this project – and although I thought it would be quicker and shorter (I just thought it would be a breezy 45-minute video with a little history), I am VERY proud of this video.

Exploring the dark world of Italian Cannibal Films, we tackle the entire main cycle in this video and attempt to cover every single film within the subgenre. These are horror movies unlike anything else out there. They are some of the darkest content in the film world, but they are much more than gore films.

Sources used (that I can remember):

Documentaries:
Godfathers of Mondo.
Deodato Holocaust.
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust.
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies.
In the Jungle – The Making of Cannibal Holocaust.
The Last Supper – The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film.
Cursed Films: Cannibal Holocaust.
The Last Drive-In: Cannibal Holocaust (yes, not a documentary, but a great watch).

Books:
The Deep Red Horror Handbook
Eaten Alive – Italian Cannibal and Zombie Movies.
Cannibal Holocaust and the Savage Cinema of Ruggero Deodato.
Killin For Culture.

Web Sources:
Horrified Magazine’s article about Eurocine: https://www.horrifiedmagazine.co.uk/archive/flesh-eating-curiosities-eurocine/
Carl Yorke’s interview from the Cannibal Holocaust DVD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2I4SraybVY&t=0s
Carl Yorke’s interview from Faces of Horror Episode 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2TrURiJRqM&t=0s

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Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
02:41 – Unpaid Sponsor
03:24 – Chapter 1: The Bedrock of Cannibal Cinema
08:14 – Chapter 2: How Mondo Became Cannibale
10:56 – Chapter 3: Enter the Mondo Movie
24:56 – Film: Man From Deep River
27:09 – Chapter 4: The Directors
31:23 – Film: Jungle Holocaust
34:39 – The Directors – Deodato and Controversy
37:12 – Film: Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
40:39 – Directors – Deodato and Controversy Cont.
42:27 – Film: Mountain of the Cannibal God
45:41 – Directors: Deodato Cannibal Holocaust Intro
46:13 – Film: Cannibal Holocaust
49:09 – Directors: Deodato and the CH Trial
54:08 – Film: Zombi Holocaust
56:25 – Directors: Umberto Lenzi
59:21 – Film: Eaten Alive
1:02:34 – Directors: Lenzi Cannibal Ferox Intro
1:03:18 – Film: Cannibal Ferox
1:07:03 – Directors: Umberto Lenzi Outro
1:08:18 – Chapter 5: Indigenous People and Animal Cruelty
1:08:56 – Film: Cannibal Apocalypse
1:12:18 – Indigenous People & Animal Cruelty II
1:15:59 – Film: Cannibals
1:20:33 – Indigenous People & Animal Cruelty III
1:22:06 – Film: Cannibal Terror
1:26:10 – Indigenous People & Animal Cruelty IV
1:31:21 – Film: Devil Hunter
1:34:53 – Indigenous People & Animal Cruelty V
1:35:25 – Chapter 6: Beneath the Jungle Surface
1:37:01 – Film: Cut and Run
1:40:09 – Film: Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story
1:43:30 – Beneath the Jungle Surface II
1:45:34 – Film: Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
1:48:16 – Outro for Mainline Italian Cannibal Films
1:48:33 – Film: Green Inferno
1:53:44 – Introduction for Honorable Mentions
1:54:07 – Film: Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
1:56:28 – Film: Voodoo Baby
1:58:26 – Film: Primitives
2:01:34 – Outro and Credits

This video is about Every Italian Cannibal Movie Reviewed: Video Essay On Cinema’s Darkest & Horror Genre. But It also covers the following topics:

Best Italian Cannibal Movies
Italian Horror Movie Reviews
What Are Cannibal Films

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