Ruggero Deodato
Directing·May 7, 1939·† December 29, 2022 — 83 years old·Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 - 29 December 2022) was an Italian film director. He has worked in a wide variety of genres, but is best known for his horror and exploitation films, and particularly for directing the controversial cult classic "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).
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—Masters of MayhemSelf2025Il cinema secondo CormanSelf2024Deodato vs Lenziself2022The Last of UsSelf2022An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking自己2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Filmmaker2021Searching for Cannibal HolocaustSelf2021Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of ExcessSelf2021The Found Footage PhenomenonSelf2020Cursed FilmsTVSelf2019DeathcemberDirector · Writer2019Deodato HolocaustHimself2018AtrociousThanks · Presenter · Associate Producer2018Me Me Lai Bites BackSelf2018The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film2018Die Welt der BarbarenSelf2017Cult of TerrorSelf - Filmmaker2017Macho Man 2Himself2017Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'AmatoSelf2016Ballad in BloodProf. Roth · Screenplay · Director2016Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelf2015Lilith's HellSelf2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film2014Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta2014H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms2013ChimèresButcher2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenTVDirector2013The Profane ExhibitDirector · Writer2013I TarantinianiSelf2012From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie MovieHimself2011Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich2011Poliziotti ViolentiSelf2011Film and Be DamnedSelf2011The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal HolocaustSelf2010The Museum Of WondersHimself2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self2008Dead BonesButcher2007Hostel Part II: The Next LevelSelf2007Hostel Part II: A Legacy of TortureSelf2007Hanging ShadowsSelf2007Hostel: Part IICannibal · The Italian Cannibal2006Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?Self2006The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?Self2006Cinema of Death2005Ban the Sadist Videos!Self2004Non risponde piùHimself2003In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal HolocaustHimself2003Django: The One and OnlySelf2002Father HopeDirector · Screenplay1997We Are AngelsTVDirector · Writer1993The Washing MachineNosy Neighbor (uncredited) · Director1992Mom I Can Do ItStreet photographer in yellow hat (uncredited) · Director · Writer1989OceanoTVDirector · Creator1988Dial: HelpMan in Phone Booth (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay1988Phantom of DeathMan That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited) · Director1987The BarbariansDirector1986The Lone RunnerDirector1986Body CountDirector1985Cut and RunDirector1983Raiders of AtlantisOil Rig Assistant · Director1980House on the Edge of the ParkDirector1980Cannibal HolocaustMan Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited) · Director1979Concorde AffairMan in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited) · Director1978Last FeelingsStory · Director1977Last Cannibal WorldDirector1976Live Like a Cop, Die Like a ManDirector1975Waves of LustDirector1971All'ultimo minutoDirector1971All'ultimo minutoTVCreator1969ZenabelDirector · Screenplay1969In the Name of the FatherDirector1968Vacation on the Esmeralda CoastDirector1968Man Only Cries for LoveDirector1968Gungala, The Black Panther GirlDirector1968Fenomenal and the Treasure of TutankamenWriter · Director1967Sailors on DeckFirst Assistant Director1967The HellbendersAssistant Director1966Navajo JoeAssistant Director1966Ringo and His Golden PistolFirst Assistant Director1966DjangoAssistant Director · Second Unit Director1966Mademoiselle de MaupinFirst Assistant Director1964The Slave MerchantsAssistant Director1964Castle of BloodFirst Assistant Director1963Gli onorevoliFirst Assistant Director1963Totò sexyFirst Assistant Director1963The Monk of MonzaFirst Assistant Director1963The Shortest DaySecond Assistant Director1962Lo smemorato di CollegnoSecond Assistant Director1962Dark SoulSecond Assistant Director1961Ursus in the Valley of the LionsFirst Assistant Director1961Pastasciutta nel desertoFirst Assistant Director1961Viva l'Italia!Second Assistant Director