Rent Man from Deep River (1972)
2.8 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 26min
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- Synopsis:
So shocking that, to this day, the British censors insist on culling some of the film's use of live animal 'performers' "The Man from the Deep River" instigated the entire Italian cannibal movie trend. Indeed, long before 'Cannibal Holocaust' attempted its own blend of bloodshed and authority-upsetting horror, "The Man from the Deep River" was carving out an influential and important path of its own. Directed by Umberto Lenzi, who later oversaw the arterial-gushing gore of 'Cannibal Ferox' and 'Eaten Alive', "The Man from the Deep River" introduces us to a British expat (essayed by genre veteran Ivan Rassimov) who gets into some bar-brawling trouble in Bangkok and flees to the Burmese border. Unfortunately, once there, he is captured by a primitive tribe who do not take too kindly to trespassers. On the plus side, though, at least he has the lovely tribal babe Me Me Lai (Last Cannibal World) to keep him company... but will their 'forbidden' love meet with further flesh-filleting fear? - Actors:
- Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Prasitsak Singhara, Sulallewan Suxantat, Ong Ard, Prapas Chindang, Pipop Pupinyo, Tuan Tevan, Chit, Choi, Song Suanhud, Pairach Thaipradit, Luciano Martino
- Directors:
- Umberto Lenzi
- Producers:
- Ovidio G. Assonitis
- Writers:
- Francesco Barilli, Massimo D'Avak
- Aka:
- Il paese del sesso selvaggio
- Studio:
- 88 Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Horror
- Collections:
- Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/05/2016
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Theatrical Trailer
- "Deep River Memories" - An Interview with Umberto Lenzi
- "Me Me Lai Bites Back: The Resurrection Of the Cannibal Queen" - Feature Length Documentary on Me Me Lai, Man From Deep River and Her Return To Public Life After Decades Of Hiding - Featuring Contributions from the Actress, Eli Roth, Ruggero Deadato + More!
- "Inferno Of Innards": Eli Roth, the Director Of 'The Green Inferno', Shares His Thoughts of the Italian Cannibal Boom and How It Inspired His Own Contemporary Gut Munching Classic!
- "Audio Commentary" by Calum Waddell, Director Of The Award Winning Documentary Eaten Alive; The Rise and Fall Of the Italian Cannibal Film and Author Of Canibal Holocaust
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Reviews (1) of Man from Deep River
Really Good - Man from Deep River review by sb
AKA Man from Deep River - Another Umberto Lenzi movie and one of his best.
Rassimov plays Bradley a photographer on assigment in Thailand where after a bar fight goes wrong flees up river with his guide.
He awakes one morning to find the guide murdered and is taken captive by a local tribe. He is used as slave labour and after a while tries to escape but is captured and kills one of the tribes warriors.
Realising his worth the tribal elder invites him to become a warrior helped by the fact that his daughter (Lai) has taken a fancy to him.
Soon that are married and she is with child - Bradley saves a small boy thus undermining the local witch doctor and when Lai is taken ill and goes blind its implied its his doing..
Later in his career Lenzi would make some of the more infamous cannibal movies of the genre and this is seen as the movie that launched them which is a little unfair.
There is only one small cannibal scene and that's when a rival tribe attack and its main influence is a Man Called Horse with a parallel story line where the civilised man sees nobility in the more simple way of life.
it was banned under the video nasty scare in the uk - mainly for the animal sacrifice scenes but its a much better film than a lot of these.
Rassamov and Lai are very good in the roles and it avoids most of the normal condesension about savage natives that tends to be the normal view - 4/5
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