Shameless proudly presents the 1st ever Cinema-of-Death anthology of Ruggero Deodato, Mr Cannibal himself, the director of possibly the nastiest Video Nasties which have since become cult must-see and now subject of top academic research, public debates and high-brow critical acclaim. Cannibal HolocaustCannibal Holocaust on its 1st release, director Deodato was charged with killing his own cast - and jailed! In UK, it incarnated THE Video Nasty. Banned and then cut by several minutes, it took a full 30 years for the censors to relax their grip! We present two versions... of this, the most controversial film ever made: A unique Director's re-edit (shown 1st in London's West-End) which tones down the animal cruelty (to fit better with 21st Century sensibilities) without shortening the film. The other is the full strength 80s dish! Very strong stuff - especially because of its unsurpassed, documentary-like, extremely realistic depiction of gory violence. With this landmark film Deodato single-handedly invented the 'found-footage' genre (imitated by Blair Witch et al). Often imitated, this is The Original and unequaled best. House On The Edge Of The ParkThe House On The Edge Of The Park also a Video Nasty, this claustrophobic staging of a vicious home-invasion scenario explodes into slasher torture hell, with star David Hess giving one of the strongest performances of his career and Deodato a master-class in directing, proving again that under the blood and guts there is a brilliant film maker formed by Neo-realism. Special Features: Deodato and star Giovanni Lombardo Radice in a public debate with senior BBFC examiner. In-depth interview with the late David Hess. The Phantom of DeathIn The Phantom of Death Deodato's unwavering directing meets a barnstorming performance from Michael York (Cabaret, Austin Powers) as the pianist virtuoso who suddenly starts aging at alarming speed - progeria, a devastating real-life affliction. With death closing in fast, the pianist loses his mind in a murderous frenzy of brutal hackings... Edwige Fenech and Donald Pleasence co-star. [show more]
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Collection of three films from Italian director Ruggero Deodato. 'Cannibal Holocaust' (1980) follows a group of documentary film-makers who head out to the South American jungle in seach of real-life cannibals. When they fail to send messages home their colleagues begin to worry and, six months later, send out a second expedition to look for them. However, after travelling deep into the jungle the only evidence the second team manages to find of the first is their cans of exposed film footage; footage which shows them to have been successful in their search. 'The House On the Edge of the Park' (1980) stars David Hess as Alex, a psychotic rapist and killer who works in a garage with his slow-witted friend Ricky (Giovanni Lombardo Radice). When young couple Tom (Cristian Borromeo) and Lisa (Annie Belle) experience car trouble, they pull into the garage for help. As a thank you, Tom invites Alex and Ricky along to a party. Once there, Alex entertains himself by holding the guests hostage and subjecting them to rape and torture. 'Phantom of Death' (1988) stars Donald Pleasence as Police Commissioner Datti. While Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor, the girlfriend of pianist Robert Dominici (Michael York) is also found dead. The killer challenges Datti on the phone saying he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him immune. Will his secret be revealed in time to save the next victim?
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