Eva, la Venere selvaggia (1968)

Country of Origin: Italy
Copyright Year: 1968
Running Times: 85 mins (USA - DVD)      92 mins
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Three Star Films
Executive Producer: Brad J. Harris
Producers: Walter Brandi, Ralph Zucker (real name: Massimo Pupillo), Ralph Zucker
Presented by: Dick Randall

SCRIPT
Script: Roberto Mauri
Story: Ralph Zucker (real name: Massimo Pupillo), Walter Brandi

DIRECTION
Director: Robert Morris (real name: Roberto Mauri)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Mario Mancini
Camera Operator: Antonio Modica

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Nella Nannuzzi

MUSIC
Music: Roberto Pregadio

SONGS AND ADDITIONAL MUSIC
"Eva's Beguine"
By Roberto Pregadio
Performed by Edda Dell'Orso

"Jungle Shake"
By Roberto Pregadio
Performed by Roberto Pregadio

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Amedeo Mellone

CAST
Brad Harris (Burt Dawson)
Esmeralda Barros (Eva, the savage girl)
Marc Lawrence (Albert Muller)
Adriana Alben (Ursula)
Mark Farran (Robert)
Jim Clay (real name: Aldo Cecconi) (Theodore)
Paul Carter (real name: Paolo Magalotti) (Turk)
Dan Doney (real name: Mario Donatone) (Forrester)
Miles Mason (Malik the gorilla)
John Turner (real name: Gino Turini) (Turk's goon)
Ursula Davis (Diana)
Bianni Pulone (real name: Gianni Pulone) (payroll robber)

PLOT SUMMARY

A group of scientists travel to Kong Island and implant radio receivers into the brains of gorillas. They plan to create an invincible army that will conquer the world – but they hadn't reckoned with Eva, the Savage Girl!

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Monarch Releasing Corporation
Video Distributors: Sinister Cinema; Something Weird Video; VCI
DVD Distributors: Retromedia Entertainment Inc

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: PG

TIMELINE

1968
September
12: Italy - passedby the ratings board
29: Italy - theatrical release

1969
June
20: Germany - theatrical release

POSTER TAGS

From the forest came the terror of...

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Eve, the Wild Woman
King of Kong Island - US title
Kong Island
King Kong und die braune Göttin - West German title
Nackt unter Affen - West German title

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

Scarlet Street no.20 p.17 (USA)
review

BOOKS

Creature Features Strikes Again by John Stanley p.216
credits, review

KEYWORDS

animals, apes, experiments, explorers, girls, gorillas, islands, jungles, mad scientists, mind control, scientists

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009