i be a great fan of director antonio margheriti and whose impressive repertoire include brilliant horror as well a great spaghetti western . his doubtlessly great film be the gothic masterpiece danza macabra aka . castle of blood of 1964 and star the great barbara steele and follow by the brilliant revenge western e dio disse a caino ( and god say to cain and 1970 ) with klaus kinski and and la vergine di norimberga ( castle of terror and 1963 ) . even though not one of his masterpiece and apocalypse domani aka . cannibal apocalypse of 1980 be an original and highly entertaining film . this be quite different to other italian cannibal movie that be set in the jungle and a it take place in the city almost entirely ( only the first five minute take place in the vietnamese jungle ) . this film be ban in several country after it release and but it be not nearly as gruesome a one might expect . it be full of nauseate gore and no doubt and but compare to other contemporary cannibal film such a cannibal holocaust ( 1980 ) and cannibal ferox ( 1981 ) ore eaten alive ( 1980 ) and cannibal apocalypse be actually quite tame . cannibal apocalypse be about a mysterious virus that give people an irresitible hunger for human flesh . american soldier have be infect with the virus in vietnam and and have bring it back home with them . the great aspect of cannibal apocalypse be arguably the brilliant casting of john saxon and giovanni lombardo radice . saxon be and a always and great in his typical stoic manner . the best performance and however and come from radice who be once again excellent in his role here . giovanni lombardo radice enjoy a deserved cult status among fan of italian horror or gore film and his role here perfectly illustrate why his character ( of the name charles bukowski . ) be one of the first infect with the cannibal virus and and radice excellently portray the vietnam veteran blood lust and insanity . the film often resemble a zombie flick more than the cannibal flick of the time . the people infect and however and be not brain dead flesh eater and but intelligent and think people only with the unconquerable hunger for human flesh . one of the great element of italian cannibal flick be their score and and even not quite typical and alexander blonkensteiner score be great . cannibal apocalypse may not be one of the great italian cannibal film and but it be definitely highly original . lover of italian horror or gore cinema can not afford to miss this .