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Cannibal Holocaust

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Cannibal Holocaust
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Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Italy
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Colombia
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Release Date 1980
Language Italian
Spanish
Studio 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:



Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 10

Professor Harold Monroe (Robert Kerman) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 during his stay in the Amazon jungle.

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Smith & Wesson Model 10 (M&P) w/ 4" barrel - .38 Special
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Monroe draws his Smith & Wesson Model 10 to protect one of his guides when the latter provokes the local natives, but Chaco prevents him from doing anything...
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Monroe with his Smith & Wesson Model 10 in hand for personal protection.
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A close-up shot of the Smith & Wesson Model 10 when Monroe decides to fire all his shots to prove that he is not a threat.

Submachine Gun

IMI Uzi

Colombian soldiers use theIMI Uzi. One is used to execute some members of the Shamatari tribe.

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IMI Uzi w/ stock removed - 9x19mm Parabellum
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A good side shot of the Uzi.
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One of the soldiers beats a captured tribesman.
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Another good side view of the Uzi.

Beretta M12

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.

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Beretta M12 - 9x19mm Parabellum
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A soldier holds a Beretta M12 while ensuring the passage of civilians somewhere in Southeast Asia.

Rifles

Heckler & Koch G3

In the introduction of "The Last Road to Hell", soldiers use several Heckler & Koch G3s to execute people.

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Heckler & Koch G3A3 w/ slimline handguard - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Three 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.

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M1 Carbine (Post-War) - .30 Carbine
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One of the soldiers carries an M1 Carbine during the ambush on members of the Yacumo tribe.
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A better view of the M1 Carbine.
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A soldier protects the ship on which Monroe and the army commander talk about the missing film crew.

Winchester Model 70

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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Winchester Model 70 (Pre-1964) - .30-06 Springfield
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Chaco checks the state of the Winchester Model 70 barrel.
It is typically inadvisable to point any firearm directly at the eye, Chaco at least does the highly recommended step of unloading the weapon before anything.
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Monroe, demonstrating how wary he is, points his carbine toward the tribe when they show the slightest hostility toward one of his guides, but Chaco once again stops Monroe from shooting.

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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Winchester Model 1400 - 12 gauge
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Mark Tomaso displays his Winchester Model 1400 and Winchester Model 70 to the camera.
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Chaco enters the jungle with Monroe.
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Chaco finds the camp used by the film crew.
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A front view of the Winchester Model 1400
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Chaco fires his rifle to scare away a member of an Amazon tribe.
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The best side view of the Winchester Model 1400.

Other

Orion Flare Gun

Alan Yates (Carl Gabriel Yorke) uses an Orion Flare Gun to try and scare off the vengeful Yanomamo tribe.

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Orion Flare Gun - 12 gauge flare
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Alan Yates fires his Orion Flare Gun, setting the forest on fire in record time.