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    Cannibal Ferox

    Original title: Cannibal ferox
    • 19811981
    • Not RatedNot Rated
    • 1h 33min
    IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    9.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Cast & crew
    • User reviews
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    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
    5.2/10
    9.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • 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
    • 153User reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Cannibal ferox (1981)
    Cannibal ferox (1981)
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    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

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    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    Giovanni Lombardo Radice
    • Mike Loganas Mike Logan
    Lorraine De Selle
    Lorraine De Selle
    • Gloria Davisas Gloria Davis
    Danilo Mattei
    Danilo Mattei
    • Rudy Davisas Rudy Davis
    Zora Kerova
    Zora Kerova
    • Pat Johnsonas Pat Johnson
    Walter Lucchini
    • Joe Costolanias Joe Costolani
    • (as Walter Lloyd)
    Fiamma Maglione
    • Myrna Stennas Myrna Stenn
    • (as Meg Fleming)
    Robert Kerman
    Robert Kerman
    • Lt. Rizzoas Lt. Rizzo
    John Bartha
    John Bartha
    • Mafiosoas Mafioso
    Venantino Venantini
    Venantino Venantini
    • Sgt. Rossas Sgt. Ross
    Miguel Ángel Rincón
    • Juanitoas Juanito
    • (as 'El Indio' Rincon)
    Giovanni Bergamini
    • Clerkas Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Riccardo Petrazzi
    • Hunteras Hunter
    • (uncredited)
    Perry Pirkanen
    Perry Pirkanen
    • Paulas Paul
    • (uncredited)
    Dominic Raacke
    Dominic Raacke
    • Tim Barrettas Tim Barrett
    • (uncredited)
    Jake Teague
    • Professoras Professor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Umberto Lenzi
    • Writer
      • Umberto Lenzi(story) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Anthropologists take a trip to the jungles of Colombia to study native cannibals. Instead, they find a band of drug dealers, using the natives to harvest coca leaves. After awhile, the natives are tired of being tortured slaves, and turn on their masters, as well as the anthropologists, thus filling the screen with gruesome splatter! —Humberto Amador
    italian horrorcarnageexploitation filmgrindhouse filmsadistic violence189 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The most violent film ever made!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Horror
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • 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
      After the hooks are in Pat's breasts, they are twice as long as they were before.
    • Quotes

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

      Mike Logan: Get off my case motherfucker!

    • 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
      Written by James Kerrigen

      Sung by Lorraine De Selle and Zora Kerova

    User reviews153

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    the poor animal just would't stop screaming, can't you hear it?
    i'm not a naive person. i realize that animals in nature are killed and sometimes slowly. i just don't understand what it had to do with the film. why did they have to have 5 minutes of an innocent animal screaming before the huge snake finally coiled tight enough to cut off it's air. i love cannibal, zombie, and monster movies. i enjoy movies of humans getting killed. you wanna know why? because i know at the end of the day they took home a paycheck no matter how small it was. they got to get up, take a shower and go home. they didn't end up in a digestive system for real for somebody's (mainly mine) entertainment. that part of the movie in no way, shape, or form had anything to do with any part of the movie. it wasn't like blondy could send the little sucker to get help or anything. i'm also just wondering if maybe one of the sickos that made this movie just didn't add in some extra audio of the little guy screaming just for his own "i killed the neighbors cat last night mom" ya yas. this might seem stupid but i'm just saying the people signed up to be killed, the little animal didn't. just some food for thought.
    helpful•64
    15
    • imwithstupid89
    • Aug 28, 2011

    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

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    • 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

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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