La montagna del dio cannibale (1978)

A girl and her brother fly to New Guinea to look for a lost expedition, led by her husband, which has vanished in the great jungle.

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Cesare Frugoni (screenplay), Cesare Frugoni (story)

Stars:

Ursula Andress, Stacy Keach, Claudio Cassinelli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ursula Andress	...	Susan Stevenson
Stacy Keach	...	Professor Edward Foster
Claudio Cassinelli	...	Manolo
Antonio Marsina	...	Arthur Weisser
Franco Fantasia	...	Father Moses
Lanfranco Spinola	...	Consul Burns
Carlo Longhi	...	Phil
Luigina Rocchi	...	Puka Body Painter #1
Akushula Selayah	...	Sura (as Akushla Sellajaah)
Dudley Wanaguru
T.M. Munna
M. Suki
Giovanni Masini
Franco Cuccu
Franco Coduti	...	(as Gianfranco Coduti)

Storyline

Susan Stevenson and her brother Arthur get off a plane in Papua New Guinea, looking for her missing husband. They team up with, Dr. Edward Foster. The three head into the jungle, get in more than a few fights amongst themselves, and view lots of gratuitous animal cruelty, notable an iguana getting eviscerated.

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Plot Keywords:

cannibalism | hairy vagina | star appears nude | bestiality | large breasts | 

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Taglines:

Their cult was death ... Their lust was for blood!

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was banned in the UK until 2001 for its graphic violence (mostly for its very real animal violence) and one of the infamous 72 "Video Nasties".

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Goofs

When the snake eats the monkey, it is supposed to be natural footage of one animal eating another. There are many leaves around the shot, and one of them is very clearly added during editing to hide a device to launch the monkey into the snake's mouth. (A frame by frame analysis of this is on the unrated Blue Underground DVD.)

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Crazy Credits

The ending credits do not actually state what the job of each individual was. Instead, it merely lists the technicians involved, which is why many have mistaken this for a cast list. This was because of the guerrilla nature of the shooting of this movie, which meant the crew positions were very fluid.

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Alternate Versions

The US DVD under the title 'Slave of the Cannibal God' is almost complete. The castration is very slightly cut.

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Connections

Featured in Legacy of the Cannibal God (2002)

User Reviews

"There Is Something Going On I Don't Understand!"...

MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD is the story of Susan Stevenson (Ursula Andress), her quest for her missing husband, Henry, and the unexpected hell she must endure. Arriving in New Guinea, and accompanied by her brother (Antonio Marsina), Susan seeks out Professor Foster (Stacy Keach), who assembles a team to take them to the mysterious island where Henry disappeared. This takes them through dense jungles and treacherous waters, to the legendary mountain of the title. Several real animal killings occur, as was the craze in these sort of films in this era. Repellent and unnecessary, it's difficult to see them as valid in any way. Then, the group realizes they're being followed, and begin suffering from attrition. After many deadly twists and turns, Susan and company wind up in the middle of an unbelievable nightmare. This is the incredible, insane, and highly controversial finale. Filled w/ graphic violence, male and female ff-nudity, and unspeakable human / animal interaction, this ending is hard to watch, though almost impossible to turn away from! Ms. Andress is amazing, and takes her role to its limit! MOTCG is one of the best of these films, and I personally prefer it to CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, which it predates...

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

13 April 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Slave of the Cannibal God

Filming Locations:

S.A.F.A. Palatino Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dania Film, Medusa Distribuzione

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 92 min (heavily cut) 103 min (extended) 86 min (R-rated) 96 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1