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Portrait of Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

Directing

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).

Born: May 7, 1939

Place of Birth: Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Known For

Poster for Dead Bones
Movie

Dead Bones

10.0
Poster for The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
Movie

The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

7.4
Poster for Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
Movie

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

7.3
Poster for Cult of Terror
Movie

Cult of Terror

7.2
Poster for Cursed Films
TV

Cursed Films

7.2
Poster for Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
Movie

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

7.0
Poster for Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Movie

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

6.9
Poster for Ban the Sadist Videos!
Movie

Ban the Sadist Videos!

6.7
Poster for Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
Movie

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

6.6
Poster for Deodato Holocaust
Movie

Deodato Holocaust

6.5

Filmography

2025
Il cinema secondo Corman

as Self

2022
The Last of Us

as Self

2022
An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

as 自己

2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

as Self - Filmmaker

2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

as Self

2021
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

as Self

2021
The Found Footage Phenomenon

as Self

2020
Cursed Films

as Self

2019
Deodato Holocaust

as Himself

2018
Me Me Lai Bites Back

as Self

2018
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2017
Cult of Terror

as Self - Filmmaker

2017
Macho Man 2

as Himself

2017
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

as Self

2016
Ballad in Blood

as Prof. Roth

2016
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

as Himself

2015
Lilith's Hell

as Self

2015
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2014
H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2014
Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
2013
Chimères

as Butcher

2013
I Tarantiniani

as Self

2012
From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie

as Himself

2011
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011
Film and Be Damned

as Self

2011
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

as Self

2010
The Museum Of Wonders

as Himself

2008
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as Self

2008
Dead Bones

as Butcher

2007
Hostel Part II: The Next Level

as Self

2007
Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

as Self

2007
Hostel: Part II

as Cannibal

2007
Hostel: Part II

as The Italian Cannibal

2006
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

as Self

2006
The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

as Himself

2006
Cinema of Death
2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!

as Self

2003
In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

as Himself

2003
Django: The One and Only

as Self

1993
The Washing Machine

as Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

1992
Mom I Can Do It

as Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)

1988
Dial: Help

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

1988
Phantom of Death

as Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

1983
Raiders of Atlantis

as Oil Rig Assistant

1980
Cannibal Holocaust

as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

1979
Concorde Affair

as Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)