Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust
Original Language	Italian English
Dubbing Studio	Cinefonico Palatino
Recorded	1980
Dub Country	Italy
Original Country	Italy
Year	1980

Cannibal Holocaust is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Ruggero Deodato from a screenplay by Gianfranco Clerici. Influenced by the works of Mondo director Gualtiero Jacopetti, the film was inspired by Italian media reporting of Red Brigade terrorism. The coverage included news reports Deodato believed to be staged, an idea which became an integral aspect of the film's story.

The film achieved notoriety as its graphic violence aroused a great deal of controversy. After its premiere in Italy, it was ordered to be seized by a local magistrate, and Deodato was arrested on obscenity charges. He was later charged with making a snuff film due to rumors that claimed some actors were killed on camera. Although Deodato was later cleared, the film was banned in Italy, Australia, and several other countries due to its portrayal of graphic brutality, sexual assault, and real depictions of violence toward animals.

Synopsis The film tells the story of a missing documentary film crew who had gone to the Amazon to film cannibal tribes. A rescue mission, led by the New York University anthropologist Harold Monroe, recovers the film crew's lost cans of film, which an American television station wishes to broadcast. Upon viewing the reels, Monroe is appalled by the team's actions, and after learning their fate, he objects to the station's intent to air the documentary.

Cast

Character	Original actor	Dub Actor
Professor Harold Monroe	Robert Kerman	Edward Mannix
Mark Tomaso	Luca Barbareschi	Steven Luotto
Alan Yates	Carl Gabriel Yorke
Faye Daniels	Francesca Ciardi	Pat Starke
Jack Anders	Perry Pirkanen	?¿
Chaco Losojos	Salvatore Basile	Gregory Snegoff
Lieutenant Ochoa	Ricardo Fuentes	?¿
Adulteress	Lucia Costantini	?¿
Executive #1	Paolo Paoloni	Robert Sommer
TV Interviewer	Enrico Papa	Gregory Snegoff
NYU Chancellor	Ruggero Deodato	Geoffrey Copleston
Mr. Yates	David Sage	?¿

Additional Voices

• Larry Dolgin - Reporter #1
• Frank von Kuegelgen - Reporter #2
• Susan Spafford - Executive #3

Notes

• With the possible exception of Perry Pirkanen, Carl Gabriel Yorke's voice is the only one used in the English dub, despite virtually all of the dialogue, including those performed by the Italian actors, being performed in English. This is possibly due to the cast having heavy Italian accents and fear that American audiences would have trouble understanding them.

See Also

• Cannibal Ferox

External Links

• Cannibal Holocaust on the Internet Movie Database