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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by Creator/JulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm directed by Albert Cavallone and set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.

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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by Creator/JulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm directed by Albert Alberto Cavallone and set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.
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* UncertainDoom: It's rather ambiguous whether or not Bog's mate dies in childbirth at the end.

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* UncertainDoom: It's rather ambiguous whether or not Bog's mate dies in childbirth at the end.end.
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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by Creator/JulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.

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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by Creator/JulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm directed by Albert Cavallone and set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.follow.
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: There are two women who appear to have feelings for Bog. Only one ([[UncertainDoom possibly]]) makes it to the end.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler: Alas, poor neanderthal woman.]]
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* DeathOfAChild: Several children die onscreen from illness and [[WouldHurtAChild enemy raids]].
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* ArtShift: The film is liberally spliced with nature footage that is noticeably much grainier than the rest of the film.

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* ArtShift: The film is liberally spliced with stock nature footage that is noticeably much grainier than the rest of the film.


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* MisplacedWildlife: Some of the animals shown would be more at home in Asia or North America than in Pleistocene Europe.
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* NoNameGiven: Bog is the only character who ''is'' given a name.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The primitive humans regularly fight and kill each other over a severed bear head and eat the brains of their enemies.
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* TheNotLoveInterest: The female neanderthal who heals Bog initially seems to be set up as a love interest. [[TheNotLoveInterest She's cuter than the others]] and she appears to have feelings for him. He ends up meeting and mating with another woman though.

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* TheNotLoveInterest: The female neanderthal who heals Bog initially seems to be set up as a love interest. [[TheNotLoveInterest [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086072/mediaviewer/rm3587891969?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_16 She's cuter than the others]] and she appears to have feelings for him. He ends up meeting and mating with another woman though.
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* TheNotLoveInterest: The female neanderthal who heals Bog initially seems to be set up as a love interest. [[TheNotLoveInterest She's cuter than the others]] and she appears to have feelings for him. He ends up meeting and mating with another woman though.
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* UncertainDoom: It's rather ambiguous whether or not she dies in childbirth at the end.

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* UncertainDoom: It's rather ambiguous whether or not she Bog's mate dies in childbirth at the end.
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* FanserviceCover: One DVD cover prominently features a [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086072/mediaviewer/rm373678337/ sexually presenting woman]] drawn from the above mentioned scene.
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* BabiesEverAfter: The film ends with Bog dedicating his newborn son to his god (see the poster).

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* BabiesEverAfter: The film ends with Bog dedicating his newborn son to his god (see the poster).god.
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* ArtShift: The film is liberally spliced with nature footage that is noticeably much grainier than the rest of the film.


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* OffWithHisHead: There are several instances of decapitation. With a Paleolithic hand axe. It's about as messy as it sounds.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: An interesting example where Bog mounts a woman and the film cuts to footage of two herons mating.

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* SexyDiscretionShot: An interesting example where Bog mounts a woman and the film cuts to footage of two herons mating.mating.
* UncertainDoom: It's rather ambiguous whether or not she dies in childbirth at the end.
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* ScreamingBirth: Bog's mate has a rather nasty one while tied between two stakes.
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* CannibalFilm: Definitely features a lot of cannibalism but Pleistocene Europe is an unconventional setting for the genre.
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* BabiesEverAfter: The film ends with Bog dedicating his newborn son to his god (see the poster).
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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by CreatorJulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.

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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by CreatorJulesVerne) Creator/JulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.
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''Master of the World'' (unrelated to the [[Literature/MasterOfTheWorld novel]] by CreatorJulesVerne) is a 1983 Italian ExploitationFilm set 200,000 years ago. It follows a conflict between prehistoric tribes fighting over a bear head that represents their god. The hero, Bog, is the only human in the setting capable of spoken language while the rest of the characters communicate in grunts and gestures, making the film somewhat hard to follow.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Bears are feared and worshiped by the human tribes.
* {{Conlang}}: Bog speaks one.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: A brutish prehistoric world where cannibalism is widely practiced, even by the more sympathetic characters.
* DoYouWantToCopulate: Bog takes a liking to a woman and starts feeling her up by the fire. She responds by presenting to him and he mounts her.
* ExploitationFilm: Released at the tail end of the exploitation film golden age and there are a lot of lingering shots of nauseating gore.
* HandsomeHeroicCaveman: Bog is a handsome protagonist though not especially heroic by modern standards.
* SexyDiscretionShot: An interesting example where Bog mounts a woman and the film cuts to footage of two herons mating.

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