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Anthropophagous

1980 · 92 min

A grimy, slow-burning descent into island dread, punctuated by notorious gore that lingers unpleasantly.

Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Genres
Horror
Starring
Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi
Tagline
It's not fear that tears you apart...it's him!
Overview
Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have disappeared, and something is stalking them. They find a hidden room in the big mansion on a hill, and an ancient diary, which gives them clues to the source of the terror.

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Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Genres
Horror
Starring
Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • madness
  • isolation
  • death
  • trauma
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror9
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Written by
George Eastman
Starring
Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini, Mark Bodin, Bob Larson, Rubina Rey, Simone Baker
Music
Marcello Giombini
Cinematography
Enrico Biribicchi
Runtime
92 min
Country
Italy
Languages
German, Italian

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