Cannibal Holocaust
5.7
“They eat and they are eaten!”
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
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Cast
21 people
Robert Kerman
Professor Harold Monroe
Known for
Eaten Alive!
Cannibal Ferox
Francesca Ciardi
Faye Daniels
Also in
Death Walks
Farewell Moscow
Perry Pirkanen
Jack Anders
Known for
City of the Living Dead
Luca Barbareschi
Mark Tomaso
Known for
DolceRoma
The Palace
Salvatore Basile
Chaco Losojos
Known for
Cobra Verde
The Two Missionaries
Lamberto Bava
assistant director
Ricardo Fuentes
Miguel Lujan
Carl Gabriel Yorke
Alan Yates
Known for
Jack the Bear
Ghost in the Machine
Paolo Paoloni
1st Executive
Known for
Fantozzi 2000 - The Cloning
An Average Little Man
Lionello Pio Di Savoia
2nd Executive
Known for
Delirium: Photo of Gioia
Intervista
Luigina Rocchi
Known for
Arabian Nights
Slave of the Cannibal God
Mauricio Rodríguez
Also in
Tides of War
Ruggero Deodato Director · Gianfranco Clerici Screenplay Riz Ortolani Composer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $100K · United States release June 14, 1985
Box office
Budget
$100,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
20.0×
Production
F.D. Cinematografica
Production
Bolivariana Films
Production
United Artists Europa
Production
Transcontinental Films
Production
Colombia · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · February 7, 1980
Theatrical
United States · June 14, 1985
Limited theatrical
United States
June 21, 1985 · Theatrical
June 29, 2001 · Theatrical · Restored version
October 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Beyond Fest
June 2, 2026 · Limited theatrical · 35mm & 4K Restoration
Australia
May 1, 1983 · Theatrical
September 1, 1983 · Theatrical
October 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
November 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Canada
June 14, 1985 · Theatrical
Colombia
October 12, 1981 · Theatrical
Denmark
July 11, 1980 · Theatrical
France
April 22, 1981 · Theatrical
January 1, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Re-rating
Germany
January 16, 1981 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
September 1, 2007 · Premiere · Athens Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
July 30, 1981 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 17, 1980 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 29, 2005 · Digital
Israel
October 18, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Japan
January 22, 1983 · Theatrical
September 13, 2008 · Theatrical · Re-release
Peru
January 1, 1982 · Theatrical
Philippines
April 22, 1982 · Limited theatrical · Daveo
Poland
August 26, 2008 · Physical · DVD premiere
Portugal
January 22, 1981 · Theatrical
April 27, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Porto
South Korea
August 20, 1994 · Theatrical
Spain
April 17, 1980 · Premiere
October 19, 1980 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
August 26, 2008 · Physical · DVD premiere
United Kingdom
March 1, 1982 · Physical · VHS
October 18, 2004 · Physical · DVD, cuts made
August 1, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray, Ruggero Deodato's edit
December 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-Ray premiere, cuts made
June 1, 2022 · Digital · Streaming, cuts made
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