Man from Deep River (1972)

Man from Deep River (1972)

Directed by: Umberto Lenzi
Screenplay by: Francesco Barilli and Massimo D'Avak

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Horror
Running Time: 93 Minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Viewed: Owned DVD

He dared the forbidden river where adventure ends and hell begins!

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Comments: I've wanted to see Man from Deep River for some time now. I've always really liked the Italian cannibal films of the '70s and early '80s, and Man from Deep River is one of the originators of the genre. The film is generally more tame (sans the continuous animal violence) than others like Jungle Holocaust or the granddaddy of them all, Cannibal Holocaust, but there's so many ideas and themes that were later borrowed to make other films (and Lenzi reused a ton of footage from this film - the scenes where the snake poison is removed along with where the savages rape and eat the one girl I've seen at least twice before in separate films). Because of the tameness (and general lack of horror; it's much more of an adventure/drama flick), I didn't like Man from Deep River as much as something like Cannibal Holocaust. It's a pretty decently constructed film, but it takes a little more craziness for me to really enjoy a '70s cannibal flick. Once you've seen the wacky shit, it's hard to get the same kick out of something less... awesome.

Also Known As: Sacrifice!, Deep River Savages, Il Paese del Sesso Selvaggio