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Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust

They eat and they are eaten!

19806.31h 35m

Overview

A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.

Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Written by Gianfranco Clerici
Produced by Franco Di Nunzio, Franco Palaggi
Box OfficeBudget: $100KRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Robert Kerman

Robert Kerman

Professor Harold Monroe

Francesca Ciardi

Francesca Ciardi

Faye Daniels

P

Perry Pirkanen

Jack Anders

Luca Barbareschi

Luca Barbareschi

Mark Tomaso

Salvatore Basile

Salvatore Basile

Chaco Losojos

Ricardo Fuentes

Ricardo Fuentes

Miguel Lujan

Carl Gabriel Yorke

Carl Gabriel Yorke

Alan Yates

Paolo Paoloni

Paolo Paoloni

1st Executive

Lionello Pio Di Savoia

Lionello Pio Di Savoia

2nd Executive

Luigina Rocchi

Luigina Rocchi

Themes & Keywords

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About Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust is a horror film released in 1980 exploring themes of adultery, rape, snake, pig, culture clash, ritual. Directed by Ruggero Deodato, it stars Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen. A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.

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