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Mundo Cão (1962)

Mondo cane (original title)
| Documentary | 13 March 1963 (Portugal)
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A "shockumentary" consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rites, cruel behavior and bestial violence.

Directors:

Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti | 1 more credit »

Writers:

Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti

Stars:

Stefano Sibaldi, Rossano Brazzi, Yves Klein | See full cast & crew »
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Stefano Sibaldi Stefano Sibaldi ... Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rossano Brazzi ... Self
Yves Klein Yves Klein ... Self
Henning Skaarup Henning Skaarup ... (Danish Narrator)
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Storyline

Nominally a documentary, this film combines a number of unrelated sequences (both real and staged) -- including a South Pacific "cargo cult", the ritual slaughter of a bull, tribal dances and rituals, and a visit to an ornate pet cemetery -- all focused on the lurid, sensational, and eccentric. Written by Michael C. Berch <mcb@postmodern.com>

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amputee | disturbing | controversial | psychotronic film | bull | See All (72) »

Taglines:

"THE SEASON'S MOST ARGUED ABOUT FILM!" -- Life Magazine (original print ad - mostly caps) See more »

Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

13 March 1963 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

Mundo Cão See more »

Filming Locations:

Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cineriz See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (cut) | (re-release: 1970)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

On March 13, 1961, following some shooting of the documentary in Las Vegas, writer-directors Paolo Cavara and Gualtiero Jacopetti and the film crew traveled to Los Angeles. One car contained Cavara, Jacopetti and Jacopetti's paramour, actress Belinda Lee (who was not in the picture), in addition to their Italian driver. Nearing San Bernardino on US 91, the speeding car lost control on a winding road and flipped after blowing a tire. Actress Lee, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the car and died at the scene of a broken neck and fractured skull. The others escaped serious injury and taken to a Barstow hospital. Jacopetti suffered a broken leg. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: All the scenes you are about to see are real and were shot as they were taking place. If sometimes they seem cruel, it is only because cruelty abounds on this planet. And anyway, the duty of a reporter is not to make the truth seem sweeter, but to show things as they really are.
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Alternate Versions

A version released on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video circa 1990 is cut by roughly 15 minutes. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Missão Suicida (1964) See more »

Soundtracks

Ti guarderò nel cuore (More)
Music by Riz Ortolani & Nino Oliviero
Lyrics by Norman Newell
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seems quaint 40+ years later
5 November 2003 | by movieman_kev – See all my reviews

I recently picked up the "Mondo Cane collection" from Blue Underground. Seeing Mondo Cane for the first time, I was surprised to see how downright quaint it all seems. I'm sure it shocked people when it was first released, but, and maybe I'm jaded in saying this, it just felt like a slightly risque National Geographics episode. One sequence DID scare me though. Was it the decapitated bulls? NOPE. Was it the Chinese eating dog? new i know that happens. Right now you're thinking "What the heck can be so shocking??!!?" Well it was the segment of those old ladies exercising, all those blubbering wrinkly behinds... *shudders*

My Grade: B-

DVD Extras: 3 theatrical trailers (English, Italian & Usa); Radio spot; Poster and stills gallery; Location gallery; Lobby promo (5 minutes); & an essay on the Mondo phenomenon
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