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Where was Cannibal Holocaust filmed?

1981 film, directed by Ruggero Deodato.

  • New York City

The story is set in New York City, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
New York City; South America
Filmed in
New York City
Distance
About 4,372 miles (7,035 km) between South America and the nearest filming location.

About Cannibal Holocaust

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Released
1981
Director
Ruggero Deodato
Cast
Robert KermanCarl Gabriel YorkeFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenLuca BarbareschiRicardo FuentesLucia CostantiniEnrico PapaRuggero Deodato
Genre
AdventureFound FootageSplatterDrama

The story

Harold Monroe, an anthropologist at NYU, agrees to lead a rescue mission for the missing filmmakers.

They secretly watch a native man murder a woman as punishment for adultery; Chaco forbids Monroe to intervene.

The Ya̧nomamö invite the team back to their village in gratitude but remain suspicious of the foreigners.

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