| Version | Runtime (approx.) | Missing Content | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 96 min | All animal kills, genital mutilation, rape, impalement, cannibalism. | | Italian "Vietato ai Minori" (1985) | 81 min | Removes the turtle/coati kills; removes the gang-rape of the native woman; trims the impalement. | | UK BBFC 2001 (Cut) | 89 min | Removes all 6 animal kills only. Human violence intact. | | German "BPjM Index" (1980s) | 78 min | Removes all animal kills + heavy digital blurring of genitalia and rape sequences. | | US Grindhouse Releasing (1999) | 95 min | Uncut. Includes a disclaimer before the animal cruelty warning the viewer of "real animal deaths." |

As a historical object, it’s astonishingly influential—it birthed the found footage genre (predating The Blair Witch Project by 19 years). As a horror film, the practical effects by Paolo Ricci are disturbingly convincing. As a moral experience, it’s a failure for most viewers.

: Anthropologist Harold Monroe leads a team into the Amazon to find a missing American documentary crew.