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THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE RISE AND REVOLT OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA! The film considered too shocking for the world! Written, edited, produced and directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi of MONDO CANE fame, this epic recreation of the American slave trade atrocities was both condemned as depraved exploitation and acclaimed as an unprecedented cry of Black anguish and rage. The Detroit Chronicle hailed it as "a graphic, moving, nerve-paralyzing film." Legendary film critic Pauline Kael called it "the most specific and rabid incitement of the race war." It became one of the most reviled and misunderstood films of its time. Five decades cannot diminish GOODBYE UNCLE TOM's impact or quiet its controversy as it has become even more relevant TODAY! In 1971, distributors forced the filmmakers to completely re-cut the film and radically re-write its extreme narration, removing more than 13 minute of race-war politics and inserting alternate scenes - creating what would become an entirely different film - before it could be released. Now more than 50 years later, both versions of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM can finally be seen in brand-new restorations, scanned in 4K 16-bit from their original negatives, with Dolby Vision HDR & newly restored DTS-HD Master Audio and presented in 1080p on Blu-ray, and packed with over 5 hours of Extras! SPECIAL FEATURES: HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations Audio: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (English); 1.0 DTS-HD MA (Italian) English Version (123 Mins.) with Optional English SDH and Espanol Subtitles + English Trailer Italian Version (136 Mins.) with Optional English and English SDH Subtitles + Italian Trailer THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOCKING: GUALTIERO JACOPETTI – A feature-length documentary by Director Andrea Bettinetti (94 Mins.) THE GODFATHERS OF MONDO – A feature-length documentary by Director David Gregory (89 Mins.) Goodbye Cruel Mondo - Interviews with Writers/Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi, and Composer Riz Ortolani (20 Mins.) Behind-the-Scenes 8mm Footage with Audio Commentary by Production Manager Giampaolo Lomi (50 Mins.) Mondo Mercenaries - Interview with Author & Academic Mark Goodall (27 Mins.) Abjection Under Authoritarianism - Interview with Professor Matthew J. Smith (20 Mins.) Extensive Still Galleries, including Giampaolo Lomi’s Behind-the-Scenes Photos BONUS! GOODBYE UNCLE TOM Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Riz Ortolani BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Dan Madigan

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THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE RISE AND REVOLT OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA! The film considered too shocking for the world! Written, edited, produced and directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi of MONDO CANE fame, this epic recreation of the American slave trade atrocities was both condemned as depraved exploitation and acclaimed as an unprecedented cry of Black anguish and rage. The Detroit Chronicle hailed it as "a graphic, moving, nerve-paralyzing film." Legendary film critic Pauline Kael called it "the most specific and rabid incitement of the race war." It became one of the most reviled and misunderstood films of its time. Five decades cannot diminish GOODBYE UNCLE TOM's impact or quiet its controversy as it has become even more relevant TODAY! In 1971, distributors forced the filmmakers to completely re-cut the film and radically re-write its extreme narration, removing more than 13 minute of race-war politics and inserting alternate scenes - creating what would become an entirely different film - before it could be released. Now more than 50 years later, both versions of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM can finally be seen in brand-new restorations, scanned in 4K 16-bit from their original negatives, with Dolby Vision HDR & newly restored DTS-HD Master Audio and presented in 1080p on Blu-ray, and packed with over 5 hours of Extras! SPECIAL FEATURES: HD Blu-ray (1080p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations Audio: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (English); 1.0 DTS-HD MA (Italian) English Version (123 Mins.) with Optional English SDH and Espanol Subtitles + English Trailer Italian Version (136 Mins.) with Optional English and English SDH Subtitles + Italian Trailer THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOCKING: GUALTIERO JACOPETTI – A feature-length documentary by Director Andrea Bettinetti (94 Mins.) THE GODFATHERS OF MONDO – A feature-length documentary by Director David Gregory (89 Mins.) Goodbye Cruel Mondo - Interviews with Writers/Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi, and Composer Riz Ortolani (20 Mins.) Behind-the-Scenes 8mm Footage with Audio Commentary by Production Manager Giampaolo Lomi (50 Mins.) Mondo Mercenaries - Interview with Author & Academic Mark Goodall (27 Mins.) Abjection Under Authoritarianism - Interview with Professor Matthew J. Smith (20 Mins.) Extensive Still Galleries, including Giampaolo Lomi’s Behind-the-Scenes Photos BONUS! GOODBYE UNCLE TOM Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Riz Ortolani BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Dan Madigan

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THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE BASED ON HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT THE RISE AND REVOLT OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA! The film considered too shocking for the world! Written, edited, produced and directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi of MONDO CANE fame, this epic recreation of the American slave trade atrocities was both condemned as depraved exploitation and acclaimed as an unprecedented cry of Black anguish and rage. The Detroit Chronicle hailed it as "a graphic, moving, nerve-paralyzing film." Legendary film critic Pauline Kael called it "the most specific and rabid incitement of the race war." It became one of the most reviled and misunderstood films of its time. Five decades cannot diminish GOODBYE UNCLE TOM's impact or quiet its controversy as it has become even more relevant TODAY! In 1971, distributors forced the filmmakers to completely re-cut the film and radically re-write its extreme narration, removing more than 13 minute of race-war politics and inserting alternate scenes - creating what would become an entirely different film - before it could be released. Now more than 50 years later, both versions of GOODBYE UNCLE TOM can finally be seen in brand-new restorations, scanned in 4K 16-bit from their original negatives, with Dolby Vision HDR & newly restored DTS-HD Master Audio, and packed with over 5 hours of Extras! SPECIAL FEATURES: Ultra HD Blu-ray (2160p) Widescreen 2.40:1 feature presentations Audio: 1.0 DTS-HD MA (English); 1.0 DTS-HD MA (Italian) English Version (123 Mins.) with Optional English SDH and Espanol Subtitles + English Trailer Italian Version (136 Mins.) with Optional English and English SDH Subtitles + Italian Trailer THE IMPORTANCE OF SHOCKING: GUALTIERO JACOPETTI – A feature-length documentary by Director Andrea Bettinetti (94 Mins.) THE GODFATHERS OF MONDO – A feature-length documentary by Director David Gregory (89 Mins.) Goodbye Cruel Mondo - Interviews with Writers/Directors Gualtiero Jacopetti & Franco Prosperi, and Composer Riz Ortolani (20 Mins.) Behind-the-Scenes 8mm Footage with Audio Commentary by Production Manager Giampaolo Lomi (50 Mins.) Mondo Mercenaries - Interview with Author & Academic Mark Goodall (27 Mins.) Abjection Under Authoritarianism - Interview with Professor Matthew J. Smith (20 Mins.) Extensive Still Galleries, including Giampaolo Lomi’s Behind-the-Scenes Photos BONUS! GOODBYE UNCLE TOM Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Riz Ortolani BONUS! Collectible Booklet with new essay by Dan Madigan

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When PCP gets into the water supply of a city zoo, the drug-crazed beasts go berserk and rampage through the streets of Frankfurt. THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE For his final work, Godfather of Mondo Franco E. Prosperi - writer/director of MONDO CANE, AFRICA: BLOOD AND GUTS and GOODBYE UNCLE TOM - took on the 'Nature Strikes Back' genre and delivered perhaps the most shocking movie of his controversial career, now in UHD for the first time ever: When PCP gets into the water supply of a city zoo, the drug-crazed beasts - including tigers, lions, cheetahs, hyenas and elephants, as well as seeing eye dogs and sewer rats - go berserk and rampage through the streets of Frankfurt. What follows is a terrifying mix of actual animal attacks (supervised by professional circus trainers) and over-the-top '80s Italian gore that remains "the greatest eco-revenge shocker in EuroCult history" (DVD Beaver). Lorraine De Selle (CANNIBAL FEROX, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK) and Ugo Bologna (NIGHTMARE CITY) star in "the very definition of an exploitation movie" (Daily Grindhouse), newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative. Special Features Altered Beasts - Interview With Director Franco E. Prosperi Wild Tony - Interview With Actor Tony Di Leo Cut After Cut - Interview With Editor/Mondo Filmmaker Mario Morra The Circus Is In Town - Interview With Animal Wrangler Roberto Tiberti's Son, Carlo Tiberti House Of Wild Beasts - A Visit To The Home Of Franco E. Prosperi Trailer Bonus Materials Altered Beasts – Interview With Director Franco E. Prosperi Wild Tony - Interview With Actor Tony Di Leo Cut After Cut - Interview With Editor/Mondo Filmmaker Mario Morra The Circus Is In Town - Interview With Animal Wrangler Roberto Tiberti's Son, Carlo Tiberti House Of Wild Beasts - A Visit To The Home Of Franco E. Prosperi Trailer Cast & Crew Actors: Lorraine De Selle as Laura Schwarz Antonio Di Leo as Rupert Berner Ugo Bologna as Inspector Nat Braun Louisa Lloyd as Suzy Schwarz John Stacy as Zookeeper #1 Enzo Pezzu as Zookeeper #2 Monica Nickel as Carol's Mother Stefania Pinna as Carol Simonetta Pinna as Schoolgirl - Annie Alessandra Svampa as Schoolgirl - Alice Frederico Volocia as Schoolboy - Tommy Alessandro Freyberger as Karl Tiziana Tannozzini as Fay Gianfranco Principi as Reporter Director: Franco Prosperi Producer: Federico Prosperi Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Wild Beasts

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When PCP gets into the water supply of a city zoo, the drug-crazed beasts go berserk and rampage through the streets of Frankfurt. THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE For his final work, Godfather of Mondo Franco E. Prosperi - writer/director of MONDO CANE, AFRICA: BLOOD AND GUTS and GOODBYE UNCLE TOM - took on the 'Nature Strikes Back' genre and delivered perhaps the most shocking movie of his controversial career, now in UHD for the first time ever: When PCP gets into the water supply of a city zoo, the drug-crazed beasts - including tigers, lions, cheetahs, hyenas and elephants, as well as seeing eye dogs and sewer rats - go berserk and rampage through the streets of Frankfurt. What follows is a terrifying mix of actual animal attacks (supervised by professional circus trainers) and over-the-top '80s Italian gore that remains "the greatest eco-revenge shocker in EuroCult history" (DVD Beaver). Lorraine De Selle (CANNIBAL FEROX, HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK) and Ugo Bologna (NIGHTMARE CITY) star in "the very definition of an exploitation movie" (Daily Grindhouse), newly scanned in 4K from the original camera negative. Special Features Altered Beasts - Interview With Director Franco E. Prosperi Wild Tony - Interview With Actor Tony Di Leo Cut After Cut - Interview With Editor/Mondo Filmmaker Mario Morra The Circus Is In Town - Interview With Animal Wrangler Roberto Tiberti's Son, Carlo Tiberti House Of Wild Beasts - A Visit To The Home Of Franco E. Prosperi Trailer Bonus Materials Altered Beasts – Interview With Director Franco E. Prosperi Wild Tony - Interview With Actor Tony Di Leo Cut After Cut - Interview With Editor/Mondo Filmmaker Mario Morra The Circus Is In Town - Interview With Animal Wrangler Roberto Tiberti's Son, Carlo Tiberti House Of Wild Beasts - A Visit To The Home Of Franco E. Prosperi Trailer Cast & Crew Actors: Lorraine De Selle as Laura Schwarz Antonio Di Leo as Rupert Berner Ugo Bologna as Inspector Nat Braun Louisa Lloyd as Suzy Schwarz John Stacy as Zookeeper #1 Enzo Pezzu as Zookeeper #2 Monica Nickel as Carol's Mother Stefania Pinna as Carol Simonetta Pinna as Schoolgirl - Annie Alessandra Svampa as Schoolgirl - Alice Frederico Volocia as Schoolboy - Tommy Alessandro Freyberger as Karl Tiziana Tannozzini as Fay Gianfranco Principi as Reporter Director: Franco Prosperi Producer: Federico Prosperi Top About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews Wild Beasts