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Mondo Cane

Mondo Cane

It enters a hundred incredible worlds where the camera has never gone before!

1962 · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · Documentary, Horror

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.

Directed by Paolo Cavara · Written by Gualtiero Jacopetti

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Mondo Cane 2Mondo Cane 2 · 1963
Mondo Cane 2
★ 5.61963
MovieDocumentaryHorror
The official sequel to the original shockumentary presents a series of bizarre, shocking and grotesque cultural rituals, practices and events from around the world. Featured segments include the burning monks of Saigon in Vietnam, slave markets in Sudan, religious hysteria, mortician schools, and unusual global subcultures.
Women of the WorldWomen of the World · 1963
Women of the World
★ 5.31963
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A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.
Africa Blood and GutsAfrica Blood and Guts · 1966
Africa Blood and Guts
★ 6.21966
MovieDocumentaryHistory
A chronicle of the violence that occurred in much of the African continent throughout the 1960s. As many African countries were transitioning from colonial rule to other forms of government, violent political upheavals were frequent. Revolutions in Zanzibar and Kenya in which thousands were killed are shown, the violence not only political; there is also extensive footage of hunters and poachers slaughtering different types of wild animals.
Goodbye Uncle TomGoodbye Uncle Tom · 1971
Goodbye Uncle Tom
★ 6.71971
MovieDramaCrime
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
Savage World TodaySavage World Today · 1985
Savage World Today
★ 5.01985
MovieDocumentaryHorror
A new age Mondo film that explores the realm of urban decay and various oddities of the modern world, ranging from underground club scenes to sex change operations.
Mondo Cane 2000 -The IncredibleMondo Cane 2000 -The Incredible · 1988
Mondo Cane 2000 -The Incredible
★ 3.21988
MovieDocumentaryHorror
The final official installment in the "Mondo Cane" series dares to go where no other Mondo film has gone before.
The Godfathers of MondoThe Godfathers of Mondo · 2003
The Godfathers of Mondo
★ 6.92003
MovieDocumentary
A look at the careers of Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi who invented the mondo genre with MONDO CANE in 1962. It follows their career until their split in following the making of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM in 1971.

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La bella OteroLa bella Otero · 1984
La bella Otero
★ 8.01984
SeriesDrama
The story tells the life, the successes, the loves and the decadence of Augustine Caroline Otéro Iglesias, called “La Bella Otéro”. The history of a Spanish actor, who - despite being born poor - became a symbol of the Belle Époque and one of the first dives of silent cinema.
The RavineThe Ravine · 1969
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★ 7.01969
MovieWarDrama
In the winter of 1943, deep in the frozen waste of German occupied Yugoslavia, a lone parachute drifts from the snowy skies, falling ever closer to earth and a waiting German patrol car. Suddenly shots ring out from a hidden sniper, the Germans are killed, and the parachutist scurries away into the forest. The sniper is a woman, the number one partisan terrorist on the German hit list, and her adversary is the German number one exterminator sent direct from berlin to eliminate her. The battle is on, orders from high command - capture her… alive. Both are professional, but now the hunter becomes the hunted.
The Naked MajaThe Naked Maja · 1958
The Naked Maja
★ 6.21958
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A historical fiction based on the lives of the artist Goya and the Duchess of Alba.
The Black Belly of the TarantulaThe Black Belly of the Tarantula · 1971
The Black Belly of the Tarantula
★ 6.11971
MovieHorrorMystery
Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.
The Wild EyeThe Wild Eye · 1967
The Wild Eye
★ 6.01967
MovieDramaAdventure
A film documentarian stops at nothing to record unusual and supposedly true-to-life situations.
Stay as You AreStay as You Are · 1978
Stay as You Are
★ 5.81978
MovieRomanceDrama
A married Roman landscape architect starts an affair with a young woman who might be a shadow from his past.
Plot of FearPlot of Fear · 1976
Plot of Fear
★ 5.61976
MovieCrimeMystery
Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts of Milan. Inspector Lomenzo investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children’s book "Shock-Headed Peter" have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model and a surveillance expert to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful.
La locandieraLa locandiera · 1980
La locandiera
★ 5.51980
MovieComedy
The innkeeper Mirandolina is a beautiful girl, and for her beauty the Count of Albafiorita and the Marquis of Forlimpopoli fall in love.
Women of the WorldWomen of the World · 1963
Women of the World
★ 5.31963
MovieDocumentary
A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.
Deaf Smith & Johnny EarsDeaf Smith & Johnny Ears · 1973
Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
★ 5.11973
MovieWestern
Two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith go after a Mexican general under orders from Germany to agitate the populace.
Il lumaconeIl lumacone · 1974
Il lumacone
★ 5.11974
MovieComedy
A struggling chef and a kind-hearted thief form an unlikely bond on the streets of Rome, finding hope and a chance to rebuild their lives together.
VirilityVirility · 1974
Virility
★ 4.91974
MovieComedyRomance
A Sicilian (Turi Ferro) feels his masculinity threatened when his son returns with an androgynous girlfriend whom everyone else assumes to be male.
MalamondoMalamondo · 1964
Malamondo
★ 4.31964
MovieDocumentary
This documentary looks at strange behaviors and practices in Europe, including nude skiing in Switzerland, hot-butchering in Italy, and an orgy in a graveyard.

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