Mondo Cane

Mondo Cane (1962)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (1,143 ratings)

This shockumentary caused a stir when it was released in 1962 -- no one had seen anything quite like it before. But audiences need not have worried, this low-brow, disconnected series of clips on "savages" and "barbarians" (usually dark-skinned) who pierce their skin or their… More

In Theaters
Jan 1, 1963 Wide
On DVD
Jan 6, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    A quasi-documentary best remembered for the beautiful theme song "More."

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    average cinemagoers will be confused and bored, while shock seekers will come away deeply disappointed

  • Rumsey Taylor, Not Coming to a Theater Near You

    The quintessential mondo film.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    1962 "shockumentary" that's lost a little of it's pop over the years but still stands up as bizarre entertainment. The intent was to attract western audiences with an odd mix of unusual customs, cuisine, and curios. There's a woman suckling a piglet, a tribe… More

  • Sylvester K


    Love it or Hate it, I liked the fresh idea but disliked the commercial advertising of the film. It's interesting to learn about the mysticism in Italy

  • Patrick D


    I hope I'm not sick for saying so but this film is really hilarious. I think it's a great comment on western society which is where all comedy of the film comes from. There are some astonishing things that happen in it too and it's a curiosity because of it's odd… More

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