Movie

Flame and the Fire

“The incredible but true story of the last savages!”

Bounding from one continent to another, from desert to jungle, this early mondo documentary examines the habits and customs of people whose lives are unaffected by the modern world. In New Guinea, director Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau's crew spends time with jungle villagers who honor the deceased by preserving their corpses, and in Africa they film the resourceful people of the Kalahari. Other subjects include a Brazilian community whose male members wear lip-stretching jewelry.

Director

Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau

Screenplay

Charles Romine

Status

Released

Release date

01/02/1966

Original language

English