Africa Addio (1966)
February 11, 1966Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Sergio Rossi
Narrator
Sergio Rossi
Narrator
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Self
Julius Nyerere
Himself (uncredited)
Jomo Kenyatta
Self
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe
Himself (uncredited)
Richard Gordon Turnbull
Himself (uncredited)
Ian Yule
Self
Oria Santi
Thanks
Stanis Nievo
Production Manager
Franco Prosperi
Director
Tonino Cacciottolo
Special Effects
Anna Gentile
Thanks
Angelo Rizzoli
Producer
Carolina Ponsomby
Thanks
Riz Ortolani
Composer
Antonio Climati
Cinematographer
Ugo Valenti
Assistant Camera
Consuelo Nievo
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Clara Mattei
Assistant Editor
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Frederick Ridgard
Sound Recordist
Paolo Ketoff
Technical Supervisor
Romano Federici
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 11, 1966
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 18m
Content RatingR
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This Movie Is About.
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Africa Addio (also known as Africa: Blood and Guts in the United States and Farewell Africa in the United Kingdom) is a 1966 Italian mondo documentary film co-directed, co-edited and co-written by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco E. Prosperi with music by Riz Ortolani. Jacopetti and Prosperi had gained fame (along with co-director Paolo Cavara) as the directors of Mondo Cane in 1962.
Africa Addio documents the end of the colonial era in Africa, and the violence and chaos that followed. The film was a huge success, which ensured the viability of the so-called "Mondo film" genre, a cycle of "shockumentaries"- documentaries featuring sensational topics. The film encountered criticism and praise due to its controversial content, but is nevertheless considered to be a very important film in the history of documentary filmmaking.