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6.3/10   1,018 votes
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Writers:
Paolo Cavara (writer)
Gualtiero Jacopetti (writer)
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Release Date:
30 March 1962 (Italy) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
All The Scenes You Will See In This Film Are True And Taken Only From Life...If Often They Are Shocking It Is Because There Are Many Astounding, Even Unbelievable Things In This World more
Plot:
The original "shockumentary" consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rituals, cruel behavior, and animal violence. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
Fascinating. more (48 total)

Cast

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Rossano Brazzi ... Himself
Stefano Sibaldi ... Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Dog's Life
Mondo Cane No. 1 (USA) (reissue title)
Tales of the Bizarre: Rites, Rituals and Superstitions (USA) (video box title)
Cette chienne de vie (France) [fr]
Este perro mundo (Spain) [es]
Mondo cane (Denmark) [da]
Mondo cane - kova maailma (Finland) [fi]
Mundo Cão (Brazil) [pt]
Pieski swiat (Poland) [pl]
Skylisia zoi (Greece) [el]
Tämä on Maailma (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
108 min | UK:91 min (cut) | USA:97 min (re-release: 1970)
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R | UK:R (original rating: 1962) | UK:X (re-rating: 1963) (cut) | Finland:K-16 | Italy:VM18 | Norway:16 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | West Germany:18 (nf) (w)
Filming Locations:
Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea more
Company:
Cineriz more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was initially rejected for UK cinema and only passed in 1963 after 14 minutes of cuts with heavy edits to the animal killings, scenes showing German drug addicts, and the killing of a man by a bull. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into U2: Numb (1993) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Ti guardeṛ nel cuore (More) more

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9 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Fascinating., 3 January 2002
7/10
Author: gridoon

Uneven but fascinating documentary on bizarre customs around the world. It has a few dull stretches (the auto junkyard scene) and the narration sometimes gets a little too condescending. But there are also unforgettable scenes (the giant sea turtle that has lost any sense of orientation, great bullfighting footage) that make "Mondo Cane" essential viewing for anyone who is even mildly interested in cult films. (***)

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