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The Man from the Deep River

The 1972 film (originally titled Il paese del sesso selvaggio ) holds a unique, albeit controversial, place in cinematic history as the progenitor of the Italian cannibal exploitation genre . Directed by Umberto Lenzi, the film follows John Bradley (Ivan Rassimov), a British photographer in Thailand who is captured by a primitive tribe . Unlike the more nihilistic entries that followed, this film leans heavily into "white man in peril" adventure and romance tropes, specifically drawing inspiration from the 1970 Western A Man Called Horse . Plot Summary and Themes