Anthropophagous: The Beast
Travellers arrive on an apparently deserted Greek island and discover that something dreadful has happened to the population. As they explore the abandoned village, they are stalked by a deranged survivor driven by cannibalistic madness.
Film details
| Original / alt title | Antropophagus; The Grim Reaper; Anthropophagous: The Beast |
| Year | 1980 |
| Director | Joe D'Amato |
| Country | Italy |
| Runtime | Approx. 86–92 min |
| Main cast | Tisa Farrow, George Eastman, Saverio Vallone |
UK status
A successfully prosecuted nasty, released in Britain under the title Anthropophagous: The Beast.
Later UK releases became much more complete than earlier editions.
Why it caused controversy
UK censorship / Video Nasties history
A quick status check first, followed by the film’s censorship timeline. A DPP prosecution was an obscenity case against a particular video publication — it was not automatically the same thing as a permanent nationwide “ban”.
Detailed censorship timeline & facts
FACTS & TRIVIA
- Joe D'Amato was the professional name of Aristide Massaccesi.
- George Eastman co-wrote the film and plays the killer.
- Tisa Farrow appears in the ensemble cast.
- The Greek-island setting gives it a distinctive atmosphere.
- Two notorious set-pieces drove much of its censorship reputation.
- Absurd is often treated as a spiritual follow-up.
- Its later UK classification shows how standards changed over time.
Distributor / VHS label
Archive cover shown is the user-supplied scan. UK distributor / VHS-label attribution varies by edition and is not asserted here without a verified sleeve imprint.
Trailer
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