Cannibal Apocalypse
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Cannibal Apocalypse

POW's in Vietnam... starved in captivity... released with a taste for human flesh.

5.5 / 10 1980 1h 36mR Italian
HorrorCrimeThriller

Storyline

Released from captivity in Vietnam, two American Army officers return to civilian life and discover they have acquired an insatiable taste for human flesh. A city is terrorised... as they stalk the inhabitants to satisfy their primitive appetites.

Cast & Crew

John Saxon

John Saxon

Norman Hopper

Lead
Elizabeth Turner

Elizabeth Turner

Jane Hopper

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Giovanni Lombardo Radice

Charlie Bukowski

Cinzia De Carolis

Cinzia De Carolis

Mary

Tony King

Tony King

Tom Thompson

WW

Wallace Wilkinson

Captain McCoy

May Heatherly

May Heatherly

Helen

Ramiro Oliveros

Ramiro Oliveros

Dr. Phil Mendez

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antonio Margheriti's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Cannibal Apocalypse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker