Poster

A Dog's Life ()

Mondo cane (original title)
Reference View | Change View
A "shockumentary" consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rites, cruel behavior and bestial violence.
Directors:
Writers:
Stars:
Awards:
  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.
  • See more »
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

31 photos

Complete, Cast awaiting verification

Edit
Stefano Sibaldi ...
Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
...
Self
Yves Klein ...
Self
Henning Skaarup ...
(Danish Narrator)

Directed by

Edit
Paolo Cavara
Gualtiero Jacopetti
Franco Prosperi ... (as Franco E. Prosperi)

Written by

Edit
Paolo Cavara ... ()
 
Gualtiero Jacopetti ... ()

Produced by

Edit
Gualtiero Jacopetti ... producer
Angelo Rizzoli ... producer

Music by

Edit
Nino Oliviero
Riz Ortolani

Cinematography by

Edit
Antonio Climati
Benito Frattari

Editing by

Edit
Gualtiero Jacopetti

Sound Department

Edit
Frederick Ridgard ... sound recordist

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

Nominally a documentary, this film combines a number of unrelated sequences (both real and staged) -- including a South Pacific "cargo cult", the ritual slaughter of a bull, tribal dances and rituals, and a visit to an ornate pet cemetery -- all focused on the lurid, sensational, and eccentric. Written by Michael C. Berch

Plot Keywords
Taglines All The Scenes You Will See In This Film Are True And Taken Only From Life...If Often They Are Shocking It Is Because There Are Many Astounding, Even Unbelievable Things In This World See more »
Genres
Parents Guide View content advisory »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • A Dog's Life (Canada, English title)
  • A Dog's Life (World-wide, English title)
  • Tales of the Bizarre: Rites, Rituals and Superstitions (United States)
  • A Dog's Life (India, English title)
  • A Dog's Life (United States)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 108 min
Country
Language
Color
Aspect Ratio
Sound Mix
Filming Locations

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia The film was initially rejected for UK cinema and only passed in 1963 after 14 minutes of cuts with heavy edits to the animal killings, scenes showing German drug addicts, and the killing of a man by a bull. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Video Macumba (1991). See more »
Soundtracks Ti guarderò nel cuore (More) See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Narrator: All the scenes you are about to see are real and were shot as they were taking place. If sometimes they seem cruel, it is only because cruelty abounds on this planet. And anyway, the duty of a reporter is not to make the truth seem sweeter, but to show things as they really are.
See more »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page


Clear your history

Recently Viewed