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Here is some info I found in the book "Beyond Horror Holocaust" by Chas. Balun:

Pgs. 59-60 "...At the films' world premire, Deodato (Director) was literally chased out of Columbia as rumors spread that he had actually killed native Indios on camera while his crew watched helplessly. Shortly after Cannibal Holocaust primered in his native Italy, a judge ordered the film sequestered. Later, Deodato was convicted under an old law forbidding animal cruelity. He was sentenced to several months in jail, probation, and forced to pay all expenses and legal fees. Deodato's professional reputation was sullied; he became a virtual pariah in the business and went without film work for years after the incident..."


It is also noted as "...what is arguably, The Greatest Cannibal Film Ever Made..."


FYI