List of Mondo films

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The list of Mondo films includes films that can be assigned to the genre of Mondo films . This also includes the so-called death films, which began with the pioneer Faces of Death (1978) and which string together real or fictional killings.

Genre term

Mondo ( Italian for "world") is the name of a film genre whose films show the manners and customs of people from all over the world and seemingly authentic depictions of sexuality and violence in a pseudo-documentary style. However, these were often recreated in the studio. The films were supposed to have an accusatory and rousing effect and originally served as a critique of civilization . The first known representative of the genre is the film Mondo Cane  (1962) by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Paolo Cavara , which also gave the genre its name. Occasionally the genre is also listed as a shockumentary.

In the course of time, the civilization-critical approach fell back in favor of the shock factor. This is how films like Faces of Death were made , most of which consisted of a series of war footage, executions and murders.

Links to other genres are exploitation films , which, however, mostly have a plot, as well as the myth of the snuff film , as some representations in the moon films show real killings.

precursor

The first films that can be seen as the forerunners of the Mondo genre began in the 1920s. What the forerunners have in common is a documentary or educational claim, in which the pictures show shock scenes. Movies with a feature film, for example, listed in the Internet Mondo Movie Database on which the list is based, are not mentioned here.

precursor
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Witches Häxan 1922 Sweden Benjamin Christensen Documentation about the witch hunt .
Moana Moana 1926 United States Robert J. Flaherty Customs and rites on the Pacific island of Savaiʻi
Ingagi - The Lord of the Wild Ingagi 1930 United States William S. Campbell Pseudo documentation about gorillas as sex slaves .
Sinister Harvest Sinister Harvest 1930 United States Dwain Esper 9-minute short film about opium addicts in Egypt.
Gow the killer Gow the killer 1931 United States Edward A. Salisbury Alleged recordings of natives of the Pacific Islands .
Lash of the Penitentes Lash of the Penitentes 1936 United States Roland Price ,

Harry precinct

Practices of the Confraternities of Penitents (Catholic flagellant movement).
Sex Madness Sex Madness 1938 United States Dwain Esper Educational film about sexually transmitted diseases
False shame Mom and dad 1945 United States William Beaudine Educational film about births and venereal diseases.
Test tube babies 1948 United States W. Merle Connell Educational film about methods of artificial insemination .
The blood of animals Le sang des bêtes 1949 France Georges Franju Scenes from the slaughterhouse are juxtaposed with landscape paintings.
Savage Africa Congolaise 1950 France Jacques Dupont Africa expedition organized by France and the Musée de l'Homme .
Wild rapture 1950 France Jacques Dupont Different rituals of the pygmies .
The green secret Magia verde 1953 Italy Gian Gaspare Napolitano 12,000-kilometer expedition through the Brazilian jungle.
10 anni della nostra vita 1953 Italy Romolo Marcellini 10 years of Italian history cut together from news broadcasts.
Eva nera 1954 Italy Giuliano Tomei Italian colonies in Africa are presented in three episodes.
Karamoja 1954 United States William B. Treutle African wildlife and customs.
The lost continent Continente perduto 1955 Italy Enrico Gras , Giorgio Moser Southeast Asia including Borneo
On the trail of the white gods L'impero del sole 1956 Italy Enrico Gras Peru
Mau Mau 1955 United States Elwood Price African resistance against the British colonies in East Africa.
Cannibal Island 1956 United States Footage edited from Gow the Killer .
Naked Africa 1957 United States Ray Phoenix , Cedric Worth Xhosa tribe .
Wonderful colorful world Questo nostro mondo 1957 Italy Ugo Lazzarini , Eros Macchi Africa, South America and Asia.
The greatest show of the night Europa di notte 1959 Italy / France Alessandro Blasetti The nightlife in Rome, Paris, London, Madrid, Vienna and Brussels.
Customs of love from distant peoples The Mating Urge 1959 United States Richard F. Morean Courtship rituals of so-called exotic peoples from Africa, Asia and the South Seas.
Signal 30 Signal 30 1959 United States Richard Wayman Car accidents, Highway Safety Foundation educational film, parts of the film were later reused in Death Scenes (1992) and Traces of Death (1993).
The world at night Il mondo di notte 1960 Italy Luigi Vanzi The night life around the world.
Attractions from all over the world Il mondo di notte number 2 1961 Italy Gianni Proia The night life around the world. Continuation of The World by Night .

Mondo Cane series

Original series

The original Mondo Cane series was implemented from 1962. It consisted of five films made by Gualtiero Jacopetti , Paolo Cavara , and Franco Prosperi . After these films became very successful, other films in the same style were released. In addition to the series, others were created under the same or similar titles.

Jacopetti and Prosperi
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Mondo Cane Mondo Cane 1962 Italy Gualtiero Jacopetti ,
Paolo Cavara ,
Franco E. Prosperi 		Shock scenes from all over the world
All women in the world La donna nel mondo 1963 Like Mondo Cane, but with an emphasis on the women of the world. Some of the bizarre scenes come from outtakes of the first part.
Mondo Cane 2 Mondo Cane 2 1963 Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco Prosperi 		Official sequel to the first part.
Africa Addio Africa Addio 1966 Scenes from the decolonization phase in East Africa.
Addio, Uncle Tom! Addio Zio Tom 1971 Slavery in the United States.

By Jacopetti and Prosperi there is also Mondo Candido (1975), despite the name, is not a Mondo film, but a black comedy based on Voltaire's Candide or Optimism . The name was a wish of the studio to capitalize on the success of the moon films.

In the 1980s, two spin-offs were created under the direction of Stelvio Massi (aka Max Steele), which were marketed as Mondo Cane 3 and Mondo Cane 4 .

Max Steele
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Mondo Cane Part III Mondo cane oggi - l'orrore continua 1986 Italy Stelvio Massi Similar to the first films, scenes from all over the world that are as shocking as possible are brought together.
Mondo cane 2000 - L'incredibile 1988 Similar to the first films, scenes from all over the world that are as shocking as possible are brought together.

Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni

In 1969 the brothers Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni started making their own moon films. By the 1980s, a total of five of these films were made, most of which related to Africa.

Castiglioni Brothers
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Cruel Africa Africa Segreta 1969 Italy Angelo Castiglioni
Alfredo Castiglioni 		All four films focus on bizarre and unusual rites in Africa.
Africa Ama Africa Ama 1971 Alternative title: This is Africa
Magia Nuda Magia Nuda 1975 Alternative title: Mondo Magic / Shocking Cannibals
Cannibalo brutal Addio Ultimo Uomo 1978 Alternative title: Savage - The Last Warrior
Faces of Pain - faces of horror Africa Dolce e Selvaggia 1982

Savage trilogy

Antonio Climati , Prosperi and Jacopetti's cameraman for many of their Mondo films, shot three films with Mario Morra himself from 1974 onwards, which became known as the Savage Trilogy ("Wild Trilogy"). Prosperi produced the films. Climati and Morra were known to stage some of the scenes.

Savage Trilogy
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Mondo Bestiale - The latest craze in the jungle Ultime grida dalla savana 1975 Italy Antonio Climati ,

Mario Morra

The film mainly focuses on hunting scenes and is partly reminiscent of an animal documentary, but with a few shock scenes.
Mondo Diavolo Savana violenta 1976 Like its predecessor, the film mainly contains hunting scenes.
Off Limits - Prohibited Dolce e selvaggio 1983 also known as Sweet and Savage

Shocking Asia

Three-part series on sexuality and perversion in Asia.

German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Shocking Asia Shocking Asia 1975 Germany, Hong Kong Rolf Olsen Sexuality and perversion in the Asian region.
Shocking Asia 2 - The last taboos Shocking Asia 2 - The last taboos 1976 Sexuality and perversion in the Asian region.
Shocking Asia III Shocking Asia III: After Dark 1995 Hong Kong Takafumi Nagamine Latecomers of the first two parts from another director

This is America

Three-part series on perversions in America.

German title Original title year country Director theme EN
This is America This Is America 1975 United States Romano Vanderbes Sexuality and Perversion in the United States.
This is America 2nd part This Is America Part 2 1980 Sexuality and Perversion in the United States.
This is America 3rd part America Exposed 1991 Sexuality and Perversion in the United States.

Other representatives

Other representatives
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Naked and without covers Mondo nudo 1963 Italy Francesco De Feo Recordings of nude beaches.
The world's taboos I tabu 1963 Italy Romolo Marcellini Shot in the style of Mondo Cane, footage from all over the world. Vincent Price took on the American moderation .
Mondo di Notte - a world without shame Il mondo di notte number 3 1963 Italy Gianni Proia Actually the second sequel to Die Welt bei Nacht , but now shot in the style of Mondo Cane.
Mondo Inferno - All the sins of this world Il Pelo nel mondo 1964 Italy Antonio Margheriti ,

Marco Vicario

In the style of Mondo Cane. In the American version, the speaker is John Hart .
Kwaheri: Vanishing Africa 1964 United States Thor L. Brooks,

Byron Chudnow

Documentary film about an alleged expedition through Africa.
Malamondo I Malamondo 1964 Italy Paolo Cavara Strange rituals and practices in Europe.
Slaves Today - Business Without Mercy Schiave Esistono Ancora 1964 France / Italy Maleno Malenotti,

Roberto Malenotti

Slave trade today in Arabia and Africa.
Mondo Balordo Mondo Balordo 1964 Italy Roberto Bianchi Montero Shot in the style of Mondo Cane, footage from all over the world. The speaker is Boris Karloff .
Primitive love L'amore primitivo 1964 Italy Luigi Scattini A typical sex comedy with Jayne Mansfield is supplemented with Mondo scenes.
Mondo Topless Mondo Topless 1966 United States Russ Meyer Russ Meyer film in Mondo style with various strip scenes.
Mondo Sexuality Mondo Freudo 1966 United States Lee Frost Sex practices and rituals allegedly filmed with a hidden camera .
Mondo Bizarro Mondo Bizaro 1966 United States Lee Frost Same concept as Mondo Sexuality.
Mondo Hollywood Mondo Hollywood 1967 United States Robert Carl Cohen Documentation about the abysses in Hollywood in the mid-1960s.
Sweden - Hell or Paradise? Svezia, inferno e paradiso 1968 Italy Luigi Scattini Sexuality in Sweden.
The other side of sin L'Altra faccia del peccato 1969 Italy Marcello Avallone Sexuality around the world.
Mondo sex Mille peccati ... nessuna virtù 1969 Italy Sergio Martino Prostitution and Pornography in Europe.
Naked England Inghilterra nuda 1969 Italy Vittorio De Sisti Prostitution and Pornography in England.
Naked and Violent America so nuda, so violenta 1970 Italy Sergio Martino Sex and Violence in the United States.
Emanuelle - sensuality has a thousand names Notti porn nel mondo 1977 Italy Bruno Mattei ,

Joe D'Amato

Mondo film moderated by Laura Gemser . Also known as Emmanuelles Sex Nights.
All the perversions in the world Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n.2 1978 Italy Bruno Mattei Mondo film moderated by Laura Gemser .
Cannibal Americana - The Cruel and the Wild Brutes and Savages 1977 United States Arthur Davies,

Wiliam Shelton

Alleged expedition to South America.
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Mr. Mike's Mondo Video 1979 United States Michael O'Donoghue Comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray making fun of Mondo films.
Naked and mangled Cannibal Holocaust 1980 Italy Ruggero Deodato Cannibal film shot in the moon style including the fictional film "The Last Road to Hell".
Mondo New York Mondo New York 1988 United States Harvey Keith A young woman discovers the so-called " underground " in New York City, including a voodoo ceremony, an S&M club and a prostitute auction.

Faces of death and epigones

Faces of death

With the faces of death filmed in 1978 , a new Mondo style was popularized that relied exclusively on shock moments. These so-called "Death" films compiled brutal killings, car accidents and executions, which were shown in great clarity. However, some of the scenes were staged.

John Alan Schwartz
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Faces of death Faces of Death 1978 United States John Alan Schwartz Accidents, murders, suicides and deaths of all kinds. As with the two following titles, the scenes are commented on by Dr. Francis Gross (actor Michael Carr ).
Faces of Death II Faces of Death II 1981 Especially car accidents.
Faces of Death III Faces of Death III 1985 Accidents, murders, suicides and deaths of all kinds.
The Worst of Faces of Death The Worst of Faces of Death 1987 One hour compilation from the previous parts. Released in Germany as a bonus film from The Best of Faces of Death II.
Faces of Death IV Faces of Death IV 1990 John Alan Black,

Kaoru Adachi , Andrew Theopolis

As the new commentator for Dr. Louis Flellis through the death scenes staged or compiled by three directors.
The best of faces of death 1992 Germany A compilation of the first three parts published in Germany, confiscated on June 18, 1993 by the Wiesbaden District Court. This seizure decision is statute-barred today.
The Best of Faces of Death Vol. 2 1992 Germany A compilation of the first three parts published in Germany.
Faces of Death V. 1995 John Alan Schwartz Extract from the previous parts.
Faces of Death VI 1996 Extract from the previous parts.
Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? 1999 A kind of short documentation. In Germany as a bonus film of the first part, it appeared on some DVD releases.

Uwe Schier

Uwe Schier secured the naming rights to Mondo Cane and Faces of Death and published entries on the film series himself, but most of them were a combination of other Mondo films. Faces of Death 5 consists mostly of scenes from Death Scenes ; Faces of Death 6 consists of Days of Fury and Mondo Cane IV consists of scenes from Death Scenes and Death Faces IV .

Uwe Schier
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Mondo Cane Part IV Mondo Cane Part IV 1992 Germany Countess Victoria,

Nick Bourgas, Wesley Emerson, Stelvio Massi

Consists of various film scenes from other Mondo films,
Mondo Cane Part V Mondo Cane Part V 1993
Faces of Death 5 Faces of Death 5 1989 Uwe Schier Mainly consists of individual scenes from Death Scenes (1989).
Faces of Death 6 Faces of Death 6 1990 Uwe Schier Mainly consists of individual scenes from Days of Fury (1989).

Banned series

Apart from the design, both series are not related. It is a series of news reports, amateur recordings and archive material from the police. They were released on video in the United States.

Banned from Television
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Banned from Television 1998 United States Shocking scenes that, according to the title, couldn't be shown on TV. Mainly consists of news clips, amateur and police recordings.
Banned from Television II 1998
Banned from Television III 1998
Banned in America
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Banned! in America 1998 United States Shocking scenes that, according to the title, couldn't be shown in the United States. Mainly consists of news clips, amateur and police recordings.
Banned! in America II 1999
Banned! in America III 1999
Banned! in America IV 1999
Banned! in America V: The Final Chapter 2000
Banned in America VI 2003

Traces of Death

Traces of Death is the best known and longest-running series of Death films after Faces of Death . In contrast to its role model, the series dispenses with commentary and simply lines up different scenes.

Traces of death
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Traces of Death 1993 United States The series consists exclusively of a string of archive material without moderation or plot.
Traces of Death II 1994
Traces of Death III 1995
Traces of Death IV: Resurrected 1996
Traces of Death V: Back in Action 2000

Death Scenes

The Death Scenes series was created around the satanist Anton LaVey , who was the spokesman for the first part. Similar in design to the Faces of Death series and marketed in Germany as part of this.

Death Scenes
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Death Scenes Death Scenes 1989 United States Nick Bourgas Typical death film with Anton LaVey as narrator.
Faces of Death Death Scenes 2 1992 Acts of the Horrors of War and Murder Inc. Marketed in Germany as part of the Faces of Death series.
Faces of Death VIII Death Scenes 3 1992 Typical death film. Marketed in German-speaking countries as the 8th part of the Faces of Death series.

Faces of Gore

The American independent filmmaker Todd Tjersland published his own series on the subject with Faces of Gore . The first part was confiscated in Germany.

Todd Tjersland
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
Faces of Gore Faces of Gore 1999 United States Todd Tjersland Car accidents, suicides and murders. As with the two following titles, the scenes are commented on by Dr. Vincent van Gore (actor Steve Sheppard ). Confiscated in Germany.
Faces of Gore 2 Faces of Gore 2 2000 The second part appeared in Germany together with a “best-of” from the first part (the scenes from the first part that were not objected to).
Faces of Gore 3 2000 Not published in Germany.
Best of Faces of Gore 2000 Cut from the three films with commentary by director Todd Tjersland.

More death films

Death movies
German title Original title year country Director theme EN
The great disasters Days of Fury 1980 Netherlands, United States Fred Warshofsky A compilation of various natural disasters and accidents, spokesman was Vincent Price .
Of death Des morts 1979 France Jean-Pol Ferbus,

Dominique Garny,

Thierry Zéno

French representative of the genre.
Great White Death Great White Death 1981 United States Jean-Patrick Lebel Compilation of shark attacks. The spokesman was Glenn Ford .
Killing of America Killing of America 1982 United States,

Japan

Sheldon Renan,

Leonard Schrader

Death film that focuses on the acts of assassins and serial killers.
True Gore True Gore 1987 United States M. Dixon Causey Combines death scenes with video art.
Empire of Madness Empire of Madness 1989 United States M. Dixon Causey Second part of True Gore .
Murder Collection Vol. 1 2009 United States Fred Vogel Horror anthology, which is supposed to be reminiscent of the death films, but only contains staged scenes.

See also

literature

  • RE / Search No. 10: Incredibly Strange Films : A Guide to Deviant Films. RE / Search Publications 1986. ISBN 0-940642-09-3
  • Mikita Brottman: Mondo Horror. Carnivalizing the taboo. In: Stephen Prince (editor) The Horror Film . Pp. 167-188. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press 2004. ISBN 0813533635
  • Mark Goodall: Sweet & Savage. The World Through the Shockumentary Film Lens. London: Headpress 2006. ISBN 978-1900486491 -
  • Mark Goodall: Shockumentary Evidence. The perverse politics of the Mondo film. In :, Stephanie Dennison (Editor): Remapping World Cinema. Identity, culture and politics in film. Pp. 118-128. London: Wallflower 2006. ISBN 978-1904764625 .
  • David Herekes; David Slater: Killing for culture. Death film from Shockumentaries to snuff. Manchester: Headpress 2006. ISBN 1900486636 .
  • Stefano Loparco: 'Gualtiero Jacopetti - Graffi sul mondo'. The first complete biography dedicated to the co-director of 'Mondo cane' . Il Foglio Letterario 2014 ISBN 9788876064760
  • Danny Shipka: Perverse tTtillation. The exploitation cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980. Jefferson: Mcfarland 2011. ISBN 978-0786448883

Web links

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