Il paese del sesso selvaggio (1972)

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Francesco Barilli (writer)
Massimo D'Avak (writer)

Release Date:

23 May 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

See! The Torture That Makes a Modern Man Defenseless!

Plot:

A photographer in the rain forest is captured by wild natives, and after months of living with them, he marries the chief's daughter and helps protect the village from a vicious cannibal tribe.

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Cannibal Tribe | Cannibal | Torture | Video Nasty

Cast

Ivan Rassimov	...	John Bradley
Me Me Lai	...	Marayå (as Me Me Lay)
Pratitsak Singhara	...	Taima
Sullalewan Suxantat	...	Karen
Ong Ard	...	Lahuna
Prapas Chindang	...	Chuan
Pipop Pupinyo	...	Mihuan
Tuan Tevan	...	Tuan
Chit	...	Cannibal
Choi	...	Cannibal
Song Suanhad	...	Witch Doctor
Pairach Thaipradt	...	Thai
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luciano Martino	...	Extra in bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Francesco Barilli		writer
Massimo D'Avak		writer

Produced by
Ovidio G. Assonitis	....	producer
Giorgio Carlo Rossi	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Daniele Patucchi

Cinematography by
Riccardo Pallottini

Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso

Costume Design by
Ettora Marotti

Production Management
Gino Capponi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Franco Fantasia	....	assistant director
Victor Tourjansky	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nick Alexander	....	dubbing editor
Sergio Angeloni	....	sound technician

Camera and Electrical Department
Tarcisio Diamanti	....	key grip
Dante Di Palma	....	assistant camera
Giuseppe Gabrielli	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Osanna Guardini	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Giuseppe Romano	....	assistant editor
Ivana Tumolo	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Giuseppe Bruno Bossio	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• Medusa Produzione
• Roas Produzioni

Distributors

• Joseph Brenner Associates (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• CMV Laservision (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1973) (Canada) (as "Man from Deep River") (dubbed)
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• International Trading (2003) (UK) (video)
• Shriek Show (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Classics (Australia) (video)

Also Known As:

Deep River Savages (Europe: English title)
Man from Deep River (International: English title)
Sacrifice! (USA)

Runtime:

93 min | UK:89 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | Burmese | Thai

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (2003) (heavily cut) | USA:Not Rated | UK:R (original rating: 1975) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM18 | Norway:18 (VHS rating) | UK:(Banned) (1984-2003) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Medusa Produzione

Trivia:

Umberto Lenzi was heavily influenced by the American western A Man Called Horse (1970) when making this film. The plots of the two films are nearly identical, and the English title for this film, "Man from Deep River", is even supposed to echo the title "A Man Called Horse".

Quotes:

Taima: [to John Bradley] In three moons you man of tribe. You not to die because Maraya says not, even if little arrows cause you much pain.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Mangiati vivi! (1980)

The first of the Cannibal Flicks

This was the first of the 6 major Italian Cannibal flicks of the 70's, (and early 80's). And it isn't that bad at all. It has a quite good story, and the acting is suprisingly good. The love story is a little far-fetched, but the film itself is quite enjoyable, except, once again for the real animal deaths.

Not as good as either of Deodato's, but certainly better than Eaten Alive, Cannibal Apocalypse, or Trap Them and Kill Them.