From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gualtiero Jacopetti (born 4 September 1919) is an Italian director of documentary films. He was born in Barga, in northern Tuscany. With Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi is the originator of Mondo films, also called shockumentaries. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gualtiero Jacopetti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 4, 1919
- August 17, 2011 (aged 91)
- Barga, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
- Writer, director, editor and producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Gualtiero Jacopetti's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
A split, not a type: Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous2
- Cyclical2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Gualtiero Jacopetti's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Gualtiero Jacopetti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Godfathers of Mondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Operazione Ricchezza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Mondo candido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Goodbye Uncle Tom(1971)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Africa addio(1966)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Mondo Cane 2(1963)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Women of the World(1963)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
A Dog's Life(1962)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Joy of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
World by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
European Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
A Day in Court(1954)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1954 to 2003.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Gualtiero Jacopetti's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the dialogue 39/100 and the plot and story 30/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Gualtiero Jacopetti's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Gualtiero Jacopetti work with?
People who share at least 2 of Gualtiero Jacopetti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Franco Prosperi shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Franco ProsperiShared titles: Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Africa addio (1966), Mondo Cane 2 (1963), Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 5 shared titles with Franco Prosperi
- Paolo CavaraShared titles: Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Paolo Cavara
Actors
- Stefano SibaldiShared titles: Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Mondo Cane 2 (1963), Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Stefano Sibaldi
- Peter UstinovShared titles: Mondo Cane 2 (1963), Women of the World (1963)See all 2 shared titles with Peter Ustinov
Composers and cinematographers
- Antonio ClimatiShared titles: Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Africa addio (1966), Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Antonio Climati
- Benito FrattariShared titles: Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Mondo Cane 2 (1963), Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Benito Frattari
- Riz OrtolaniShared titles: Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971), Africa addio (1966), Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 4 shared titles with Riz Ortolani
- Nino OlivieroShared titles: Mondo Cane 2 (1963), Women of the World (1963), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 3 shared titles with Nino Oliviero
Producers
- Angelo RizzoliShared titles: Africa addio (1966), A Dog's Life (1962)See all 2 shared titles with Angelo Rizzoli
