Gualtiero Jacopetti
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Filmography
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Mondo Cane 2
(1963)Primitives, penitents and perversions in a world gone mad are explored in the sequel to the international shockumentary sensation.

Africa Blood and Guts
(1966)The end of African colonialism in the 1960s ushered in the wholesale slaughter against people and wildlife as mercenary squads fought for control.

Goodbye Uncle Tom
(1971)It was advertised as "The first motion picture based on historical facts about the rise and revolt of slavery in America." It became one of the most reviled and misunderstood films of its time. Written, edited, produced and directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi, 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." Three decades cannot diminish GOODBYE UNCLE TOM's impact or quiet its controversy.

Women of the World
(1963)Italian mondo documentary about a varied group of women, from mothers and killers to executives and sex workers, in the global culture of the bizarre.