Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Cannibal Ferox

Original title: Cannibal ferox
  • 19811981
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
10K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,212
347
Cannibal Ferox (1981)
AdventureHorror
Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.Three friends set out to disprove cannibalism on a trip to the Amazonian jungle, where they meet two men trying to escape a vicious cannibal tribe.
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
10K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,212
347
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Umberto Lenzi(story)
    • Stars
      • Giovanni Lombardo Radice
      • Lorraine De Selle
      • Danilo Mattei
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Umberto Lenzi(story)
    • Stars
      • Giovanni Lombardo Radice
      • Lorraine De Selle
      • Danilo Mattei
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 158User reviews
    • 115Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • Videos1

    Cannibal Ferox Trailer
    Trailer 1:06
    Cannibal Ferox Trailer

    Photos62

    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Zora Kerova in Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice in Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Zora Kerova, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, and Danilo Mattei in Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Fiamma Maglione and Robert Kerman in Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Danilo Mattei in Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Lorraine De Selle in Cannibal Ferox (1981)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    • Mike Logan
    • (as John Morghen)
    Lorraine De Selle
    Lorraine De Selle
    • Gloria Davis
    Danilo Mattei
    Danilo Mattei
    • Rudy Davis
    • (as Bryan Redford)
    Zora Kerova
    Zora Kerova
    • Pat Johnson
    • (as Zora Kerowa)
    Walter Lucchini
    • Joe Costolani
    • (as Walter Lloyd)
    Fiamma Maglione
    • Myrna Stenn
    • (as Meg Fleming)
    Robert Kerman
    Robert Kerman
    • Lt. Rizzo
    John Bartha
    John Bartha
    • Mafioso
    Venantino Venantini
    Venantino Venantini
    • Sgt. Ross
    Miguel Ángel Rincón
    • Juanito
    • (as 'El Indio' Rincon)
    Giovanni Bergamini
    • Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Riccardo Petrazzi
    • Hunter
    • (uncredited)
    Perry Pirkanen
    Perry Pirkanen
    • Paul
    • (uncredited)
    Dominic Raacke
    Dominic Raacke
    • Tim Barrett
    • (uncredited)
    Jake Teague
    • Professor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Umberto Lenzi(story) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Jungle Holocaust
    6.0
    Jungle Holocaust
    Slave of the Cannibal God
    5.2
    Slave of the Cannibal God
    Eaten Alive!
    5.1
    Eaten Alive!
    Cannibal Holocaust
    5.8
    Cannibal Holocaust
    Zombie Holocaust
    5.2
    Zombie Holocaust
    Sacrifice!
    5.4
    Sacrifice!
    Nightmare City
    5.5
    Nightmare City
    House on the Edge of the Park
    5.7
    House on the Edge of the Park
    Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
    5.1
    Massacre in Dinosaur Valley
    Cannibals in the Streets
    5.5
    Cannibals in the Streets
    The New York Ripper
    6.3
    The New York Ripper
    Absurd
    5.3
    Absurd

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Like Cannibal Holocaust (1980), this movie contains several actual animal killings. Though his character kills an animal in the film, Giovanni Lombardo Radice strongly objected to the animal killings and refused to participate in them (a double had to be used). Director Umberto Lenzi tried to convince Radice to do the killings by telling him, "De Niro [Robert De Niro] would do it," to which Radice responded, "De Niro would kick your ass all the way back to Rome."
    • Goofs
      Rudy wears a neckerchief bearing the OshKosh logo, but the lettering seems to switch between being a 'mirror image' of itself (so it reads hsoKhsO) and appearing as it should, often several times within one scene.
    • Quotes

      Rudy: Why'd you kill her you bastard?!

      Mike Logan: Get off my case motherfucker!

    • Crazy credits
      One of the character's names is Gloria. Coincidentally, Gena Rowlands in "Gloria" is showing at the Embassy Times Square cinema during the junkie's walk through New York during the opening credits.
    • Alternate versions
      After spending many years as a banned Video Nasty the film was finally submitted to the BBFC in November 2000 in a heavily pre-cut form, removing around 6 minutes of graphic violence. These included a complete removal of cannibalism scenes, a man's eye being gouged out, a scene where Pat threatens a topless native with a knife, all shots of Mike being castrated, scalped and his hand severed, and the infamous scene where Pat is hoisted aloft with iron hooks through her breasts. All of the graphic animal cruelty was also removed. Notably a snake slowly killing a muskrat, and a leopard killing a monkey, plus the mutilations of a crocodile and a turtle. The BBFC additionally made a further 6 sec cut to a shot of a tethered muskrat falling from a jeep.
    • Connections
      Featured in Canibais e Solidão (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Red River Valley
      (uncredited)

      Written by James Kerrigen

      Sung by Lorraine De Selle and Zora Kerova

    User reviews158

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    The Biggest Shock Is That It's Good!
    There are so many versions of this movie floating around that I have absolutely no idea what was cut from the version I saw, and what wasn't. All I know is that it was the recent Grindhouse Releasing version.

    I expected absolutely nothing from this movie, other than completely amateurish nonsense in the vein of an updated Hershell Gordon Lewis. I was shocked to find that Cannibal Ferox really isn't a bad movie at all. The storyline, acting and production values were as solid as you could expect from such a multi-lingual low budget exploitation flick, especially considering the amount of outdoor location shooting, and Grindhouse have done a really good job with the remastering. Lorraine De Selle is great, trying to take the whole thing seriously while Giovanni Lombardo Radice chews the scenery around her with leering, bog-eyed abandon. Zora Kerova looks like she wandered in from the set of Friday 13th Part II, all blond curls and pert tits, and suffers the consequences. The whole New York subplot stinks of running-time-filler and could be totally done away with.

    The gore is minimal but effective – a blink and you'll miss it latex castration and a rather more shocking breast-on-hook impalement. The much criticized animal cruelty really isn't as bad as everyone tries to make out – usually consisting of little more than Discovery Channel style documentary footage of animals chasing and killing each other. On the few occasions in which people actively kill animals, they do so quickly and efficiently, and there's no sense that the animals are suffering, or no more than they would in the average abattoir. It's interesting that when animals are butchered for your viewing pleasure in Italian exploitation movies it's banned in a dozen countries, but when Coppola does it (far less humanely) in Apocalypse Now, it's art.

    This was my first journey into the Cannibal genre, and if I can get my hands on Cannibal Holocaust, it won't be my last. Ferox is a fun, trashy, low budget, exploitation fest that is far more enjoyable than some of the big-budget mainstream dross that I've had to endure (Constantine anyone?).
    helpful•43
    16
    • Rathko
    • Apr 29, 2005

    FAQ2

    • What are the differences between the BBFC 18 Version and the Uncut Version?
    • What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Exteded Cut?

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 11, 1983 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Make Them Die Slowly
    • Filming locations
      • Amazon Rainforest, Colombia
    • Production companies
      • Dania Film
      • Medusa Distribuzione
      • National Cinematografica
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Cannibal Ferox (1981)
    Top Gap
    What is the Spanish language plot outline for Cannibal Ferox (1981)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    The Best Movies and Shows to Watch in August
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    Fall TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    Double Take: Celebrity Twins
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Back to top
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.