Slave of the Cannibal God (La montagna del dio cannibale)

There she is. Come on.

Mrs. Stevenson, how do you feel about your husband's

disappearance in the jungle? - Leave her alone.

Is it true that the expedition

was not authorized? - Leave her alone.

Leave her alone.

Please, my sister is very tired.

Is it true that the expedition

wasn't authorized? - What are you plans?

Are you going to set up a rescue mission?

Do you think you'll find him alive?

This is the Malaysian State Radio.

Do you have any statement to the press?

No, no. No statement.

- All efforts of the search parties in the Marabata jungle

have proved empty

and we have decided to call off the search.

I'm sorry.

Your husband's expedition,

as the chief of police has already told you,

was not authorized by the authorities

of independent Guinea.

And therefore, they had no kind of contact with him,

not even by radio.

Your husband was carrying out

his ethnological investigations

without our knowledge or permission.

When your brother informed us

of Mr. Stevenson's disappearance, we intervened.

If our search was a bit tardy, that's not our fault.

- I waited here at Port Moresby one month or more,

until the established date for him to return.

Also, as you know, my brother-in-law

has a profound knowledge of that area.

So I had no real motive to be worried about him.

You can never know the jungle well enough.

This clandestine expedition was imprudent,

apart from being an insult to our government.

- My brother-in-law is a world-famous scientist.

I think your government should show special interest

in locating his expedition.

Air search parties have been out,

looking for signs of life in the jungle for several days.

If they were perhaps still alive,

they'd have surely attempted some signal.

Maybe they weren't able.

The jungle is so dense there's no real chance

to see anything.

We have to organize an expedition to go into the jungle.

Look, please keep calm.

We have every intention of helping you

to find Henry Stevenson.

But now, it's up to the local authorities to organize help

and make all decisions in the matter.

We have done all we can.

Please help me.

I don't know if Henry's still alive,

but until I'm certain that he's dead

I'll keep on looking for him,

even if I have to do it alone.

I understand how you feel,

but it's my duty to be honest.

If we have given up, it is because we are certain

that after three months in that jungle,

there could not possibly be any survivors.

I'm sorry, Consul Burns, but I have to leave.

Of course. And thank you.

Sir, Mrs. Stevenson.

- I think the only person who could help you

is Professor Edward Foster, he's a Yank.

He's a strange man,

but he has an expert knowledge of the area.

I suggest you contact him.

- Arthur has been in touch with him already.

We're seeing him tomorrow.

Hello.

Mrs. Stevenson? - Yes.

- I'm Edward Foster. - Hello.

- Arthur. - Hello, Edward.

- You're looking well. - So are you.

Please.

You must excuse the informality of my house,

but Mother Nature has a way of taking over here

and I don't feel like arguing with her.

- Henry often mentioned you in his letters.

He has great respect for you.

- Thank you. - I'm very happy to meet you.

Likewise.

Your husband and I were very close friends.

We shared a mutual interest in the primitive peoples

of this country.

Of course, that world is rapidly disappearing.

Eventually, progress and technology

will destroy it completely.

Tell me...

Do you have any idea where Henry could be?

I'm not sure.

He was very reserved about this particular expedition.

Strange.

He told me he was going.

I offered my help, but before I knew it he was gone.

As far as I know, he left alone.

Maybe with a few natives.

- I just can't understand why he was so secretive

about this expedition.

And especially with you.

Yes, I thought about that myself.

But you know, just because he was so secretive

about this journey gives me a strong indication

of where he might be.

Come.

Now, this is the Marabata jungle,

the area where they say Henry disappeared.

Look, about five miles offshore is the island of Roka.

This island is covered by a very dense jungle,

which surrounds and protects the sacred mountain of Ra Ra Me.

Sacred, because the local people and the natives

believe that the mountain is cursed.

Then that's where he went!

And you've kept quiet about it all this time?

- What are you talking about? - Arthur.

Please go on.

Mrs. Stevenson,

there's something I think you should know.

A few years ago, I was on that island myself.

Shortly afterwards, I told Arthur and Henry

about my experiences there.

Henry seemed fascinated by them.

Yes, I think I remember now.

Henry told me in one of his letters

about a mountain that people said had a curse on it.

I thought it was just a silly superstition.

- You'd be surprised how important that belief is

to those people.

The police won't allow expeditions into the Marabata jungle.

They don't want anybody near that island.

They say it's because of conservation reasons.

But the truth of the matter is

they're afraid of the curse, too.

Just like everybody else.

How did you manage to go there?

It's a long story, Mrs. Stevenson.

It's purely by chance, really.

I was on a sailing trip

not far off the coast of the island.

I hit a storm. Before I knew it,

I was shipwrecked on the beach.

Because I knew about the legend of the curse,

naturally I was curious.

I wanted to get to the top of that mountain.

I never made it.

What stopped you?

- Some mysterious force. That's about all I can say.

Oh, come on!

You still believe in that nonsense?

Yes.

Are you really convinced

that Henry has gone to that mountain?

I think there's a good chance.

One thing for sure, he didn't get lost in the Marabata.

He knew that jungle too well.

- I would like you to organize an expedition

to the island of Roka.

Arthur and myself will come with you.

- Are you serious? - Yes.

It's hard enough for a man,

but for a woman it would be nearly impossible.

My husband is missing,

and I'm prepared to do anything to find him.

I also have the courage to undertake such a trip.

And the money, as well.

- I'm going to have to leave you down there.

I can't go any further than that.

There, I have to make radio contact for the planned route.

If I can make the fleet from relay, I'd make a detour.

- This could save us a whole month in the jungle.

We should be on the coast in about a week.

For once, we can thank technology.

Okay, we're going down.

Thanks, Phil!

Let's go, hurry!

Remember, don't say a word to anybody.

We don't want the police on our tail.

Don't worry, and good luck.

You're going to need it.

- Why does he look at me in that strange way?

I don't like it.

Don't worry, he's just shy.

He's very faithful to me.

Look, I'm afraid we'll have to carry our own baggage

for a few miles.

We'll pick up some extra help from the local natives

somewhere between here and the coast.

Ready?

You all right? - Uh-huh.

Don't move.

Did it bite you? - No.

You're very lucky, you know that?

It's extremely poisonous.

First you get a fever