Africa addio (1966)

The cruel acts of animal poaching and violence, executions, and tribal slaughtering, all taking place on the African continent.

Directors:

Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi

Writers:

Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi

Stars:

Sergio Rossi, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Julius Nyerere

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sergio Rossi	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

From the producers of the Mondo Canes comes this violent document of a continent in transition; the change from white colonialism to independent black statehood. Often times, this resulted in the wholesale massacre of thousands of people and the indiscriminate extermination of wild life. Captured on film are mercenary killer squads wiping out entire villages, executions, Mau-Mau massacres and more!

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Plot Keywords:

execution | mau mau | shockumentary | mondo | violence | 

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Taglines:

This is Africa like it is baby... where the name of the game is blood... and you kill or be killed!

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

11 February 1966 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Africa Blood and Guts

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineriz

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min 83 min (1970 release)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite having almost half of the original material removed, the English print under the title Africa Blood and Guts is noted as being more gruesome than the original, uncut print, as any scenes of pleasantness or history have been removed, leaving only the most violent and disturbing footage untouched.

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Connections

Follows Mondo cane (1962)

User Reviews

Political correctness destroyed this film

This is the ONLY example of which I'm aware where the complete loss of a film is ignored by all media and critics. I saw this documentary on its original release in, I believe, 1967. It was very disturbing because of the miles of animal bones and bodies it displayed. It squarely placed the blame on both the whites AND the black native inhabitants. And the latter is, imho, the reason this film has disappeared. You can't find the lousiest, most edited version, let alone the original. And this movie was made by Academy Award winners for an earlier foreign film, so it's not like it was just a throwaway cheepie.