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Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

Director · 1939–2022 · Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

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Biography

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).

Directed 47

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2016

    Ballad in Blood

    Director

  3. 2013
  4. The Profane Exhibit

    Director

2000s

  1. 2002

    Father Hope

    Director

1990s

  1. 1997

    We Are Angels

    Director

  2. 1993
  3. 1992

    Mom I Can Do It

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Oceano

    Director

  2. 1988

    Dial: Help

    Director

  3. Phantom of Death

    Director

  4. 1987
  5. 1986

    The Lone Runner

    Director

  6. 1985
  7. 1983
  8. 1980

    House on the Edge of the Park

    Director

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. 1978

    Last Feelings

    Director

  3. 1977
  4. 1976

    Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

    Director

  5. 1975

    Waves of Lust

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. In the Name of the Father

    Director

  3. 1968

    Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast

    Director

  4. Man Only Cries for Love

    Director

  5. Gungala, The Black Panther Girl

    Director

  6. Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen

    Director

  7. 1967

    Sailors on Deck

    First Assistant Director

  8. 1966
  9. Mademoiselle de Maupin

    First Assistant Director

  10. 1964
  11. 1963
  12. Totò sexy

    First Assistant Director

  13. The Monk of Monza

    First Assistant Director

  14. 1962
  15. Dark Soul

    Second Assistant Director

  16. 1961
  17. Pastasciutta nel deserto

    First Assistant Director

  18. 1960

    Escape by Night

    Assistant Director

Acted in 19

2020s

  1. 2022

    An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

    自己

2010s

  1. 2018

    The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film

    Movie

  2. 2016

    Ballad in Blood

    Prof. Roth

  3. Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

    Movie

  4. 2015

    Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

    Movie

  5. 2014

    Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta

    Movie

  6. H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

    Movie

  7. 2013
  8. 2011

    Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

    Movie

1990s

  1. 1993
  2. 1992

    Mom I Can Do It

    Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)

1980s

  1. 1988

    Dial: Help

    Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

  2. Phantom of Death

    Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

  3. 1983
  4. 1980

Wrote 10

2010s

  1. 2019
  2. 2016

    Ballad in Blood

    Screenplay

  3. 2013

    The Profane Exhibit

    Writer

2000s

  1. 2002

    Father Hope

    Screenplay

1990s

  1. 1997

    We Are Angels

    Writer

  2. 1992

    Mom I Can Do It

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1988

    Dial: Help

    Screenplay

1970s

  1. 1978

    Last Feelings

    Story

1960s

  1. 1969
  2. 1968

    Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen

    Writer

Created 2

1980s

  1. 1989

    Oceano

    Creator

1970s

  1. 1971

    All'ultimo minuto

    Creator

Other crew 1

2010s

  1. 2018

    Atrocious

    Presenter, Thanks

Produced 1

2010s

  1. 2018

    Atrocious

    Associate Producer

Appearances28

2020s

  1. 2025

    Il cinema secondo Corman

    Self

  2. 2022

    The Last of Us

    Self

  3. 2021
  4. Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

    Self

  5. The Found Footage Phenomenon

    Self

  6. 2020

2010s

  1. 2019

    Deodato Holocaust

    Himself

  2. 2018

    Me Me Lai Bites Back

    Self

  3. 2017

    Cult of Terror

    Self - Filmmaker

  4. Macho Man 2

    Himself

  5. Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

    Self

  6. 2016

    Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

    Self

  7. 2015

    Lilith's Hell

    Self

  8. 2013

    I Tarantiniani

    Self

  9. 2012

    From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie

    Himself

  10. 2011

    Film and Be Damned

    Self

  11. The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

    Self

  12. 2010

    The Museum Of Wonders

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2008

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Self

  2. 2007

    Hostel Part II: The Next Level

    Self

  3. Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

    Self

  4. 2006

    Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

    Self

  5. The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

    Self

  6. 2005
  7. 2003

    In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

    Himself

  8. Django: The One and Only

    Self

No release date

  1. Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left

    Self