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''London in the Raw'' is a 1964 British documentary about London nightlife.John Hamilton, ''Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser'', Fab Press, 2005 p 40-41 It was inspired by the success of ''
Mondo Cane ''Mondo Cane'' (literally "Doggish World" or "Dog's World", a mild Italian profanity) is a 1962 Italian mondo documentary film and directed by the trio of Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara, and Franco E. Prosperi, with narration by Stefano Si ...
''.Simon Sheridan, ''Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema'', Titan Books 2011 p 50-51


Reception

According to
Tony Tenser Samuel Anthony Tenser (10 August 1920 – 5 December 2007)Gavin Gaugha"Obituary: Tony Tenser" ''The Guardian'', 13 March 2008 was an English-born film producer of Lithuanian-Jewish descent. He began as the producer of low budget exploitation fi ...
, the film recouped its cost within six months of release. It was followed by a sequel ''Primitive London'' a year later.


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* 1964 films 1964 documentary films British documentary films Documentary films about London Films directed by Norman Cohen Films scored by Basil Kirchin 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{UK-documentary-film-stub