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Ecco

Original title: Il mondo di notte numero 3
  • 19631963
  • 1h 40m
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5.4/10
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Ecco (1963)
DocumentaryMusical
A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needl... Read allA documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needles through his body, footage of reindeer being castrated, and more footage of lesbians and... Read allA documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needles through his body, footage of reindeer being castrated, and more footage of lesbians and strippers.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
116
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    • Gianni Proia
  • Writers
    • Gianni Proia(story)
    • Ugo Liberatore(adaptation)
    • Francesco Mazzei(commentary)
  • Stars
    • George Sanders(voice)
    • Alexander
    • Maria Ansaldi
    • Gianni Proia
  • Writers
    • Gianni Proia(story)
    • Ugo Liberatore(adaptation)
    • Francesco Mazzei(commentary)
  • Stars
    • George Sanders(voice)
    • Alexander
    • Maria Ansaldi
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    • 5User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
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    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Narrator
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    Alexander
    • Self
    Maria Ansaldi
    • Self
    Laura Betti
    Laura Betti
    • Self
    Léo Campion
    • Self
    Jacques Chazot
    Jacques Chazot
    • Self
    Mario De Simone
    • Self
    Eberhard Diepgen
    • Self
    Peter Kittelmann
    • Self
    Klaus-Rüdiger Landowsky
    • Self
    Pelé
    Pelé
    • Self
    Rita Renoir
    • Self - Stripper
    Marcella Ruffini
    • Self
    Michel Simon
    Michel Simon
    • Self
    Yvon Yva
    • Self - Fakir
    Reg Lewis
    Reg Lewis
    • Bodybuilder on stage
    • (uncredited)
      • Gianni Proia
    • Writers
      • Gianni Proia(story)
      • Ugo Liberatore(adaptation)
      • Francesco Mazzei(commentary)
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    • Trivia
      In the Berlin scene, among the very drunk students in a pub is Eberhard Diepgen, who became mayor of Berlin in the 1980s.
    • Alternate versions
      The US version was re-edited with a new commentary Bob Cresse, and with an Italian word for title, Ecco, meaning "look here." To compensate in running time for deleted scenes, this release version incorporates scenes taken from World by Night No. 2 (1961), namely: Reno (Nevada) housewives enjoying a male body-builders' stage competition with live music from an all-women music band, San Francisco (California) body-builder showgirl singing a cheesy song and ripping up a phone book, Los Angeles (California) Roller Derby's women teams, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Mardi Gras Carnival, Nyeri (Kenya) photographic safari at the Nyeri Game Reserve, Nairobi (Kenya) Samburu people perform a traditional dance, and then join with tourists dancing the twist, Okayama (Japan) young men Saidachi Festival.
    • Connections
      Edited into Final Journeys (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Twist Again
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      Written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell

      Performed by Chubby Checker

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    2/10
    Weird concoction of rituals, religions & customs...
    1st watched 1/20/2003 - 2 out of 10(Dir-Gianni Proia): Weird concoction of rituals, religions & customs held in many different parts of the world that I believe is intended to shock you. This it does, but I couldn't figure out the connections or the reason for the Italian filmmaker to make something like this. There is a variety of strange human rituals including women in Las Vegas gauking over muscle-bound men to women performing castration by teeth on reindeer in the northern Icelands and then getting married to men who choose them after this is done. I could go on and on but it's not really needed. If your idea of a good time is watching naked Japanese men trouncing each other for the sake of a possible good year according to their priests or seeing chicken-blood being spattered on a naked woman as part of a satatic ritual then by all means watch this movie. For others who just want entertained and not disgusted, stay away from this.
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    • dwpollar
    • Jan 20, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1965 (United States)
      • Italy
      • Italian
      • Portuguese
      • English
      • French
      • Japanese
      • Latin
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      • Exeter, Devon, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Julia Film
      • Cresa Roma
      • LCR Films
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    • 1 hour 40 minutes

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