F.D. Cinematográfica S.R.L. Bolivariana Films F.D. Cinematográfica
Distributor
United Artists Europa inc.
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Professor Harold Monroe
Robert Kerman
Jack Anders
Perry Pirkanen
Faye Daniels
Francesca Ciardi
Mark Tomaso
Luca Barbareschi
Alan Yates
Carl Gabriel Yorke
Chaco
Salvatore Basile
Cannibal Holocaust is a 1980 Italian-Colombian found footage mockumentary cannibal film directed by Ruggero Deodato and starring Robert Kerman.
When an American film crew looking to shoot a documentary on the indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest, a rescue mission is dispatched, but finds only the group's film reels. When the footage is examined, what is found is a shocking descent into depravity, all in the name of sensation.
Cannibal Holocaust is considered one of the most controversial films in history due to the unprecedented levels of graphic violence depicted, leading to the arrest of director Ruggero Deodato on suspicion that actual murders were committed and filmed. Although Deodato was able to prove no murders were actually committed in the film, the film still contains graphic depictions of sexual violence, actual, brutal killings of animals, and cast and crew forced to take part in numerous distressing scenes and dangerous stunts. The film was swiftly banned or heavily censored in several countries. Despite the controversies, Cannibal Holocaust has since gained a cult following and is noted for its novel filming style and storytelling structure, which was designed to give it an air of gritty realism. The film is also considered one of the earliest in the found footage genre, which would later be popularized by films such as The Blair Witch Project that use similar stylistic choices.
The following weapons were used in the film Cannibal Holocaust:
in the introduction of the fictional documentary The Last Road to Hell, some soldiers are seen with a Beretta M12.
Note: According to director Ruggero Deodato, the clips shown in The Last Road to Hell are real recordings from Nigeria and Southeast Asia, therefore the weapons shown are not replicas or props.
In the introduction of "The Last Road to Hell", soldiers use several Heckler & Koch G3s to execute people.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingHeckler & Koch G3A3 w/ slimline handguard - 7.62x51mm NATOError creating thumbnail: File missingThree soldiers in total are seen carrying Heckler & Koch G3, not counting the soldiers who use it in firing squads where the G3 is not very noticeable. Deodato claims this footage was taken in Nigeria, and may very well depict the Nigerian Army, who widely used the G3, during the Nigerian Civil War.
M1 Carbine
Several Colombian soldiers carry M1 Carbines during the ambush on the natives.
A Winchester Model 70 without a scope is used by both Mark Tomaso (Luca Barbareschi) and one of Monroe's guides at the beginning of the film.
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Shotguns
Winchester Model 1400
Chaco (Salvatore Basile) carries a Winchester Model 1400, which is also used by the film crew when they are in the Amazon jungle. In both cases, it is never fired.
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