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Several Laura Gemser films were retitled with the Emanuelle moniker to take advantage of the Gemser-Emanuelle connection. Before we go further in exploring this series, we should list what are considered, with some dissent, the genuine Emanuelle films. There are seven of them, one made without Gemser.

1. BLACK EMANUELLE (1975), directed by Bitto Albertini.
2. BLACK EMANUELLE 2 (1976), directed by Bitto Albertini. [Because of another commitment, Gemser was replaced by Sharon Leslie.]
3. EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK (1976), directed by Joe D'Amato.
4. EMANUELLE IN AMERICA (1977), directed by Joe D'Amato.
5. EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD (1977), directed by Joe D'Amato.
6. EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS (1977), directed by Joe D'Amato.
7. EMANUELLE AND THE WHITE SLAVE TRADE (1978 ), directed by Joe D'Amato.

With the exception of the first film in the series, all Emanuelle films have been officially released on American DVDs in excellent quality and in their proper aspect ratio. Severin's BLACK EMANUELLE'S BOX VOLUME 1 contained EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK and EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD, while VOLUME 2 contained BLACK EMANUELLE 2 and EMANUELLE AND THE SLAVE TRADE. Blue Underground released EMANUELLE IN AMERICA, and Shriek Show put out EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS. The first "Black Emanuelle" film has been released on DVD by Televista, unauthorized and from a video source.

Because production companies and producers varied on these films and the pseudo-Emanuelle films, any official list becomes problematic. We intend to explore the options and debate all considerations.

Posted by The Museum on 26-03-2008 12:52:00 | Permalink | Comments