Name: Goodbye Uncle Tom
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 1971-09-23
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Cast: Stefano Sibaldi, Susan Hampshire, Dick Gregory, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Ernest Kubler

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300 years of hate explode today!

Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.

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Directed by: Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Written by: Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Produced by: Franco Prosperi, Gualtiero Jacopetti
Music by: Riz Ortolani

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September 23, 1971 · 2 h 3 min · Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery

Released: September 23, 1971
Runtime: 2 h 3 min
Content: Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: Drama, Documentary
Original language: Italian
Made in: Italy
Available in: 5 countries

Tropes

Sinister Minister, Dehumanization, Mad Scientist +9

Sinister Minister
Dehumanization
Mad Scientist
Karma Houdini
Artistic License – History
Depraved Dwarf
Depraved Homosexual
Historical Domain Character
Comically Missing the Point
Happiness in Slavery
Anachronism Stew
Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil

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Where can I stream Goodbye Uncle Tom?

Full Moon

Midnight Pulp

In the United States, Goodbye Uncle Tom streams on Full Moon and Midnight Pulp. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store.

Is Goodbye Uncle Tom worth watching?

60

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60 (IMDb 6.4).

Is Goodbye Uncle Tom a sequel?

Yes: it's movie 5 of 8 in its series, after Africa Blood and Guts (1966) and before Savage World Today (1985).

Will I feel good after watching Goodbye Uncle Tom?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Will Goodbye Uncle Tom scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).

Is Goodbye Uncle Tom in English?

Italian

No, it was made in Italian.