Sacrifice! (1972)

After a photographer is captured by a primitive tribe, his life is spared and he's accepted into the village after the chief's daughter falls for him, but he has to survive the jungle's harsh life, including the cannibals.

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Francesco Barilli, Massimo D'Avak (as Massimo D'Avack)

Stars:

Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Prasitsak Singhara

Cast

Credited cast:
Ivan Rassimov	...	John Bradley
Me Me Lai	...	Marayå (as Me Me Lay)
Prasitsak Singhara	...	Taima
Sulallewan Suxantat	...	Karen
Ong Ard	...	Lahuna
Prapas Chindang	...	Chuan
Pipop Pupinyo	...	Mihuan
Tuan Tevan	...	Tuan
Chit	...	Cannibal
Choi	...	Cannibal
Song Suanhud	...	Witch Doctor
Pairach Thaipradit	...	Thai
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Alexander	...	Trailer Narrator (voice)

Storyline

A photographer on assignment in the rain forest is ambushed and held slave by a primitive tribe, until the chief's daughter chooses him as her groom. After being initiated by various tortures, he becomes a part of the tribe and helps them against modern dangers and a cannibal tribe they're at war with.

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Plot Keywords:

video nasty | cannibal tribe | photographer | cannibal | torture | 

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Taglines:

See! The Ritual That Frees a Woman to Love Again!

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian Burmese Thai

Release Date:

23 May 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sacrifice!

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roas Produzioni, Medusa Distribuzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 89 min (heavily cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First of three feature film collaborations of actor Ivan Rassimov and actress Me Me Lai. The movies are: Man from Deep River (1972), Last Cannibal World (1977), and Eaten Alive! (1980). All three productions are cannibal pictures.

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Quotes

John Bradley: I'm a human being, like you! I'm a man, not a fish!

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Alternate Versions

The USA Media-Blasters version under the title Man from Deep River is completely uncut at 93 minutes.

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Connections

Featured in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)

User Reviews

A Romantic Night Out

*Dring! Dring!*

"Hey babe...it's me. I was figuring baby that you and I should catch a movie tonight...ya dig? Yeah? Well baby I hear there this new romance film in the cinema. A love story that spans cultures, I understand. Baby. Y'see it's all about this English fella, goes to Thailand to do a travelogue but then he accidentally kills this local fella and runs for it, which is a shame because he was enjoying the kickboxing.

"So he heads up river even though he's told not to and gets his guide killed, then gets captured by this tribe who think he's a fish, although he says "I'm a man…not a fish!" and they all want to kill him except the chief's daughter Me Me Lai, who keeps giving him the glad eye. Told you it was romantic. Baby.

"So the English fella's getting fed up being poked with bamboo and being tied up but I guess they get used to him and let him go, because he becomes part of the tribe eventually. What do you mean it sounds like I've seen the film already? What? Of course not! It just had a really big review in the local paper, babe. Just tryna convince you to go, ya dig? I'm just saying that the guy's torn between escaping (during which he kills the top tribal warrior) and his growing love for Me Me Lai.

"Another problem is that just up the river there's this tribe of cannibals who the other tribe hate, who are punished for cannibalism by having their tongues cut out, who then attack the other tribe and end up raping and killing this woman which leads the English fella to…What? I told you I haven't seen it! What…isn't romantic? I suppose the guy eating the girl's arm is…erm…I hear Elliot Gould is the head cannibal if that helps.

"But it's a love story! Why else would they celebrate the birth of their child by slitting a goat's throat…hello? Hello?...damn…."