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Writers:
Gualtiero Jacopetti (writer)
Franco Prosperi (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 September 1971 (Italy) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
300 years of hate explode today!
Plot:
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade. | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Quite possibly the most shocking film you'll ever see... more (31 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Gualtiero Jacopetti ... Himself
Franco Prosperi ... Himself

Directed by
Gualtiero Jacopetti 
Franco Prosperi 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Gualtiero Jacopetti  writer
Franco Prosperi  writer

Produced by
Gualtiero Jacopetti .... producer
Franco Prosperi .... producer
 
Original Music by
Riz Ortolani 
 
Cinematography by
Claudio Cirillo 
Antonio Climati 
Benito Frattari 
 
Film Editing by
Gualtiero Jacopetti 
 
Costume Design by
Kathryn Snedeker 
 
Production Management
Annamaria Ambrosi .... production supervisor: USA
Giampaolo Lomi .... production manager
Marcello Tranchini .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Federico Abussi .... assistant director
Giampaolo Lomi .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer
Carlo Diotavelli .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Abussi .... camera operator (as Francesco Abussi)
Bruno Angeletti .... chief electrician
Ennio Marzocchini .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lunella Surdi .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Ken Dewey .... post-production: US version
Tom Kennedy .... post-production: US version
Luciana Scandroglio .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Giorgio Agazzi .... music editor
 
Other crew
Margherita Autuori .... unit publicist (as Rossetti)
Enrico Lucherini .... unit publicist (as Lucherini)
Matteo Spinola .... unit publicist (as Spinola)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Farewell Uncle Tom (Australia) (video box title)
Goodbye Uncle Tom (International: English title)
Uncle Tom (International: English title)
White Devil: Black Hell (USA) (X-rated version)
Zio Tom (Italy) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
136 min | Australia:128 min | Canada:103 min (Québec) | UK:94 min | USA:123 min | Argentina:108 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:16 | UK:X (heavily cut) | USA:X (heavily cut) | Finland:K-18 (heavily cut) (1976) | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Italy:VM18 | Spain:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Florida, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
DECAMERONE NERO German Import DVD has a Super-8mm Version of "Goodbye Uncle Tom", (German Audio only) as a special feature on the disc. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Das geheime Kino (2007) more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Quite possibly the most shocking film you'll ever see..., 10 June 2004
7/10
Author: Coventry from the Draconian Swamp of Unholy Souls

Goodbye Uncle Tom is a downright jaw-dropping and surprisingly professional production in the Mondo Cane series. Terrifically shot documentary-style, this film explores the interaction between the races in modern America. Slavery, Black Rage, White Oppression...Jacopetti and Prosperi are all showing it uncensored and without mercy. It's repulsive, shocking and the violence subtly get more under your skin as opposed to the average teenage horror slasher. The inhumanity of previous generations makes you bow your head in shame. Guided by a thrilling Riz Ortolani score (perhaps known best for his Cannibal Holocaust music) Goodbye Uncle Tom shows how black people are being exploited, raped and killed for no reason other than being "inferior". The films opens with a truly atmospheric portrait of how Martin Luther King's death mobilized the black community. Right from that moment, you just know that you're about to see a film that is a lot more intelligent than it seems and ahead of its time when it comes to being provocative. A history lesson that sticks to you! Of course, because of its realism, it cannot be recommended to everyone. Goodbye Uncle Tom is better not watched by the faint-hearted. Highly recommended piece of revolutionary cinema!

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