Sexo caníbal (1980)

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Julián Esteban (story)
Julián Esteban (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 December 1980 (West Germany)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Hunted, raped, and tormented out of her mind...

Plot:

A Vietnam veteran heads to an island inhabited by cannibals to save a kidnapped model not only from her kidnappers, but also from the cannibals' lurking Devil god.

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Cannibal | South America | Vietnam Veteran | Tribe

Cast

Ursula Buchfellner	...	Laura Crawford (as Ursula Fellner)
Al Cliver	...	Peter Weston
Antonio Mayans	...	Jack (as Robert Foster)
Antonio de Cabo	...	Thomas
Burt Altman	...	The Devil
Gisela Hahn	...	Jane
Muriel Montossé	...	Girl on Yacht (as Victoria Adams)
Werner Pochath	...	Chris
Melo Costa	...	Pablito (as Leonardo Costa)
Aline Mess	...	Cannibal Priestess (as Lynn Mess)
Claude Boisson	...	Cannibal Chief
Tibi Costa
Óscar Cortina
Ana Paula

Directed by
Jesus Franco		(as Clifford Brown)

Writing credits
Julián Esteban		(story) (as Julius Valery)
Julián Esteban		(screenplay) (as Julius Valery) and
Jesus Franco		(screenplay) (as Clifford Brown)

Produced by
Julián Esteban	....	producer (as Julián Esteban Gómez)
Daniel Lesoeur	....	associate producer
Franco Prosperi	....	producer
Karl Spiehs	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jesus Franco		(as Jess Franco)

Cinematography by
Juan Soler

Film Editing by
Nicole Guettard
Federico Vich

Art Direction by
Pierre Chevalier

Set Decoration by
Pierre Chevalier

Makeup Department
Guillermina Guerrero	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Joaquín Domínguez	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jean-Pierre Ducroux	....	assistant director
Lina Romay	....	assistant director (as Rosa Maria Almiral)

Special Effects by
Manuel Archilla	....	special effects
Antonio Molina	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Luis Colombo	....	camera operator (as Luis Dura Colombo)
Angel Ordiales	....	camera operator
Gerard Singer	....	camera operator

Other crew
Nicole Guettard	....	assembler

Production Companies

• Eurociné
• J.E. Films (Julian Esteban Films)
• Lisa-Film

Distributors

• CineHollywood (CH) (1981) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Major Producción Vídeo (1981) (Spain) (VHS)
• Manhattan Video (1981) (UK) (VHS)
• Ventura Distribution (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Videoasia (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Astro Distribution (1998) (Germany) (VHS)
• Cinehollywood (1981) (UK) (VHS)
• Cinema Land (????) (Japan) (video)
• D.E.C. Films (????) (France) (VHS)
• Severin Films (2008) (USA) (DVD) (as "Devil Hunter")
• Tec Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Wizard Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Chasseur de l'enfer (France) (video title)
Chasseurs d'hommes (France) (video title)
Jungfrau unter Kannibalen (West Germany)
Mandingo Manhunter (USA)
The Devil Hunter (International: English title)
The Man Hunter (International: English title)
Il cacciatore di uomini (Italy) [it]
Manhunter - O Seqüestro (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Spain | France | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | UK:(Banned) | UK:18 (uncut) | Argentina:18 | West Germany:(Banned) | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Benidorm, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Company:

Eurociné

Trivia:

The demon's bug-eyes were created with ping-pong balls that had tiny holes poked in them to allow the actor to see.

More Franco ultra-sleaze

Lesser known but full-blooded Jess Franco exploitation that cashes in on the popular early 80's trend of European cannibal movies. A successful actress is kidnapped by a gang of thugs whilst shooting a movie in the South-African jungle. She's kept prisoner and gets sexually abused frequently, but this is only the beginning of her misery as the jungle homes a native tribe with strange and primitive beliefs. Their God is a spooky, flesh-eating madman with his eyeballs hanging out of his sockets. Yikes!! "Devil Hunter" features some beautiful filming locations, good atmospheric music and a whole lot of authentic euro-sleaze. Still, there are many tedious moments and redundant sub plots. The amount of gore is limited but several sequences are truly nauseating, notably the one where the lead-cannibal bites off a poor girl's labia and devour it! Oh my God!! According to the VHS-cover it was her heart, but I doubt her heart was located between the legs. Proceed at your own risk!