Cannibal Holocaust is the seminal ‘found footage’ film, acclaimed as being one of the truly great horror movies; indeed this hugely influential film is so devastatingly effective that it has often wrongly been accused of being a ‘snuff movie’.
This book is the fully authorised guide to the amazing films of Ruggero Deodato, whose notorious masterpiece CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is analysed in depth along with all his other movies, which include HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, WAVES OF LUST, CUT AND RUN, LAST CANNIBAL WORLD, BODYCOUNT, PHANTOM OF DEATH, THE BARBARIANS, DIAL: HELP, THE ATLANTIS INTERCEPTORS and LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN.
With two career-spanning interviews, a detailed filmography, reviews of every Ruggero Deodato movie and a stunning selection of posters, film stills and behind the scenes photos selected from the director’s personal collection, this book is the definitive reference work on one of Italy’s most accomplished horror film directors. First published in 1999 at 112 pages, then re-issued in 2011 at 128 pages, this new edition is fully revised and updated, with a further 16 pages of new text and illustrations added to the previous re-issue, and bound as a luxury, silver-embossed hardcover.
Fully revised, updated and expanded, with a glorious silver-embossed case beneath its iconic book jacket.
About the Authors
Authors of the original edition, first published in 1999:
-- Gian Luca Castoldi is a film journalist based in Florence, Italy, who has written many books, specialising in movie studies.
-- Harvey Fenton is the managing director of FAB Press.
-- Julian Grainger is a writer, researcher and film historian who worked for many years at the British Film Institute.
Additional contributors to the first revised and updated edition, from 2011:
-- Xavier Mendik is Director of the Cine-Excess International Film Festival.
-- Julian Petley is a Professor at Brunel University, and one of the country’s leading authorities on film censorship.
Additional contributor to this newly revised, expanded and updated edition:
-- Kim Newman is a critic, broadcaster, journalist and author of non-fiction books on film, as well as fiction, including the acclaimed Anno Dracula series.
Technical Details
Size: 305mm x 215mm
Binding: Hardback
Extent: 144 pages. Features over 350 illustrations. Printed in full colour throughout
ISBN: 978-1-913051-12-9
