Taboos of the World

"It's the film that starts where the other mondo pictures chickened out!"

1963 1h 26m IT

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★5.4TMDB · 5

Documentary

Synopsis

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Documentary feature, re-edited for English-speaking countries, that gratuitously examines customs around the globe, focusing on repulsive sights and strange bits of knowledge about human customs

“It's the film that starts where the other mondo pictures chickened out!”

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Cast

Vincent Price
Narrator (English edit)
Laila Novak
Stefano Sibaldi
Narrator (Italian edit)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Romolo Marcellini
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Vincent Price and Laila Novak and Stefano Sibaldi carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Marketing tagline: "It's the film that starts where the other mondo pictures chickened out!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0057552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Romolo Marcellini directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
263 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Vincent Price and Laila Novak and Stefano Sibaldi carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It's the film that starts where the other mondo pictures chickened out!".
6IMDB entry: tt0057552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.