Mondo Macabro

Name: Mondo Macabro
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-01-01
Cast: Penelope McGhie

— Jan 2002 1 Season 8 Episodes

Returning Series

Documentary

Overview

Mondo Macabro is a British television series based on the book of the same name by Pete Tombs. Written and directed by Pete Tombs and Andrew Starke, the series focuses on cult cinema from countries not usually associated with genre product. The series consists of eight twenty-five-minute episodes and was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2002.

Created by Pete Tombs, Andrew Starke

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

Penelope McGhie

Narrator

Key Crew

Pete Tombs

Director

Andrew Starke

Director

Thrillers From Manila

A short history of Filipino exploitation cinema.

Jan 1, 2002 25m

Mexican Horror Movies

A short history of Mexican B movies, from monster movies to masked wrestlers, to the avant garde art cinema of Juan Lopez Moctezuma - collaborator of Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Jan 1, 2002 25m

South Asian Cinema

A short history of horror, fantasy and genre movies from Bollywood, South India and Pakistan.

Jan 1, 2002 25m

The Nightmares of Coffin Joe

A short documentary about Brazilian movie maverick Jose Mojica Marins ("Coffin Joe").

Jan 1, 2002 25m

Fantasy Films From Indonesia

A short history of Indonesian fantasy and action movies of the 70's and 80's with a particular focus on the output of the Rapi Films studio; makers of such cinematic classics as Lady Terminator and Mystics in Bali.

Jan 1, 2002 25m

Turkish Pop Cinema

A short history of Turkish popular cinema - action and adventure, comic book heroes and giant octopus attacks!

Jan 1, 2002 25m

Argentinian Exploitation

A short history of exploitation and b-pictures from Argentina - focusing on the films of the South American Marilyn Monroe; Isabelle Sarli and the films of director Emilio Vieyra.

Jan 1, 2002 25m

The Erotic Empire

A short history of the Japanese 'Pink' movie focusing on the output of the Nikkatsu studio.

Jan 1, 2002 25m

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