Ruggero Deodato
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 7, 1939 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
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).
Known For
| 2025 | Il cinema secondo CormanSelf | |
| 2024 | Deodato vs Lenziself | |
| 2022 | The Last of UsSelf | |
| 2022 | An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking自己 | |
| 2021 | Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Filmmaker | |
| 2021 | The Found Footage PhenomenonSelf | |
| 2021 | Searching for Cannibal HolocaustSelf | |
| 2021 | Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of ExcessSelf | |
| 2020 | Cursed FilmsSelf | |
| 2019 | Deodato HolocaustHimself | |
| 2018 | Die Welt der BarbarenSelf | |
| 2018 | The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film | |
| 2018 | Me Me Lai Bites BackSelf | |
| 2017 | Cult of TerrorSelf - Filmmaker | |
| 2017 | Macho Man 2Himself | |
| 2017 | Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'AmatoSelf | |
| 2016 | Ballad in BloodProf. Roth | |
| 2016 | Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies | |
| 2016 | Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelf | |
| 2015 | Lilith's HellSelf | |
| 2015 | Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film | |
| 2014 | Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta | |
| 2014 | H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms | |
| 2013 | ChimèresButcher | |
| 2013 | I TarantinianiSelf | |
| 2012 | From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie MovieHimself | |
| 2011 | Film and Be DamnedSelf | |
| 2011 | The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal HolocaustSelf | |
| 2011 | Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich | |
| 2010 | The Museum Of WondersHimself | |
| 2008 | Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1Self | |
| 2008 | Dead BonesButcher | |
| 2007 | Hostel: Part IICannibal | |
| 2007 | Hostel Part II: The Next LevelSelf | |
| 2007 | Hostel Part II: A Legacy of TortureSelf | |
| 2007 | Hanging ShadowsSelf | |
| 2007 | Hostel: Part IIThe Italian Cannibal | |
| 2006 | Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?Self | |
| 2006 | The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?Self | |
| 2006 | Cinema of Death | |
| 2005 | Ban the Sadist Videos!Self | |
| 2004 | Non risponde piùHimself | |
| 2003 | In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal HolocaustHimself | |
| 2003 | Django: The One and OnlySelf | |
| 1993 | The Washing MachineNosy Neighbor (uncredited) | |
| 1992 | Mom I Can Do ItStreet photographer in yellow hat (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Dial: HelpMan in Phone Booth (uncredited) | |
| 1988 | Phantom of DeathMan That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Raiders of AtlantisOil Rig Assistant | |
| 1980 | Cannibal HolocaustMan Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited) | |
| 1979 | Concorde AffairMan in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited) | |
| - | Masters of MayhemSelf |
| 2018 | AtrociousAssociate Producer |
| 2019 | DeathcemberDirector | |
| 2016 | Ballad in BloodDirector | |
| 2013 | The Profane ExhibitDirector | |
| 2013 | Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenDirector | |
| 2002 | Father HopeDirector | |
| 1997 | We Are AngelsDirector | |
| 1993 | The Washing MachineDirector | |
| 1992 | Mom I Can Do ItDirector | |
| 1989 | OceanoDirector | |
| 1988 | Dial: HelpDirector | |
| 1988 | Phantom of DeathDirector | |
| 1987 | The BarbariansDirector | |
| 1986 | Body CountDirector | |
| 1986 | The Lone RunnerDirector | |
| 1985 | Cut and RunDirector | |
| 1983 | Raiders of AtlantisDirector | |
| 1980 | Cannibal HolocaustDirector | |
| 1980 | House on the Edge of the ParkDirector | |
| 1979 | Concorde AffairDirector | |
| 1978 | Last FeelingsDirector | |
| 1977 | Last Cannibal WorldDirector | |
| 1976 | Live Like a Cop, Die Like a ManDirector | |
| 1975 | Waves of LustDirector | |
| 1971 | All'ultimo minutoDirector | |
| 1969 | ZenabelDirector | |
| 1969 | In the Name of the FatherDirector | |
| 1968 | Vacation on the Esmeralda CoastDirector | |
| 1968 | Man Only Cries for LoveDirector | |
| 1968 | Phenomenal and the Treasure of TutankamenDirector | |
| 1968 | Gungala, The Black Panther GirlDirector | |
| 1967 | The HellbendersAssistant Director | |
| 1967 | Sailors on DeckFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1966 | Ringo and His Golden PistolFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1966 | Mademoiselle de MaupinFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1966 | Navajo JoeAssistant Director | |
| 1966 | DjangoAssistant Director | |
| 1966 | DjangoSecond Unit Director | |
| 1964 | Castle of BloodFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1964 | The Slave MerchantsAssistant Director | |
| 1963 | The Monk of MonzaFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1963 | Gli onorevoliFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1963 | The Shortest DaySecond Assistant Director | |
| 1963 | Totò sexyFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1962 | Dark SoulSecond Assistant Director | |
| 1962 | Lo smemorato di CollegnoSecond Assistant Director | |
| 1961 | Viva l'Italia!Second Assistant Director | |
| 1961 | Pastasciutta nel desertoFirst Assistant Director | |
| 1961 | Ursus in the Valley of the LionsFirst Assistant Director |
| 2016 | Ballad in BloodScreenplay | |
| 2013 | The Profane ExhibitWriter | |
| 2002 | Father HopeScreenplay | |
| 1997 | We Are AngelsWriter | |
| 1992 | Mom I Can Do ItWriter | |
| 1988 | Dial: HelpScreenplay | |
| 1978 | Last FeelingsStory | |
| 1969 | ZenabelScreenplay | |
| 1968 | Phenomenal and the Treasure of TutankamenWriter |
| 2018 | AtrociousThanks | |
| 2018 | AtrociousPresenter |