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Ruggero Deodato · PopcornQueue

Ruggero Deodato

Directing

Born: May 7, 1939 · Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Died: December 29, 2022 (age 83)

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

Cannibal Holocaust
February 7, 1980
Django
April 6, 1966
The Barbarians
March 20, 1987
House on the Edge of the Park
November 6, 1980
Castle of Blood
February 27, 1964
Navajo Joe
November 25, 1966
Atrocious
October 26, 2018
Last Cannibal World
February 8, 1977
Body Count
October 28, 1986
Cut and Run
August 8, 1985
The Hellbenders
February 2, 1967
Gli onorevoli
October 10, 1963

Behind the camera46

2019Deathcember Director, Writer
2018Atrocious Presenter, Associate Producer
2016Ballad in Blood Screenplay, Director
2013The Profane Exhibit Director, Writer
2002Father Hope Director, Screenplay
1993The Washing Machine Director
1992Mom I Can Do It Director, Writer
1988Dial: Help Director, Screenplay
1988Phantom of Death Director
1987The Barbarians

Director

1986The Lone Runner Director

1986Body Count Director

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1985Cut and Run Director
1983Raiders of Atlantis Director
1980House on the Edge of the Park Director
1980Cannibal Holocaust Director
1979Concorde Affair Director
1978Last Feelings Story, Director
1977Last Cannibal World Director
1976Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man Director
1975Waves of Lust Director
1971All'ultimo minuto Director
1969Zenabel Director, Screenplay
1969In the Name of the Father Director
1968Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast Director
1968Man Only Cries for Love Director
1968Gungala, The Black Panther Girl Director
1968Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen Writer, Director
1967Sailors on Deck First Assistant Director
1967The Hellbenders Assistant Director
1966Navajo Joe Assistant Director
1966Ringo and His Golden Pistol First Assistant Director
1966Django Assistant Director, Second Unit Director
1966Mademoiselle de Maupin First Assistant Director
1964The Slave Merchants Assistant Director
1964Castle of Blood First Assistant Director
1963Gli onorevoli First Assistant Director
1963Totò sexy First Assistant Director
1963The Monk of Monza First Assistant Director
1963The Shortest Day Second Assistant Director
1962Lo smemorato di Collegno Second Assistant Director
1962Dark Soul Second Assistant Director
1961Ursus in the Valley of the Lions First Assistant Director
1961Pastasciutta nel deserto First Assistant Director
1961Viva l'Italia! Second Assistant Director
1960Escape by Night Assistant Director

Acting52

2025Il cinema secondo Corman as Self
2024Deodato vs Lenzi as self
2022The Last of Us as Self
2022An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking as 自己
2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self - Filmmaker
2021Searching for Cannibal Holocaust as Self
2021Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess as Self
2021The Found Footage Phenomenon as Self
2019Deodato Holocaust as Himself
2018Me Me Lai Bites Back as Self
2018The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018Die Welt der Barbaren as Self

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2017Cult of Terror as Self - Filmmaker
2017Macho Man 2 as Himself
2017Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato as Self
2016Ballad in Blood as Prof. Roth
2016Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo as Self
2015Lilith's Hell as Self
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2014Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
2014H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2013

Chimères as Butcher

2013I Tarantiniani as Self

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

2011Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

2011Poliziotti Violenti as Self

2011Film and Be Damned as Self

2011The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust as Self

2010The Museum Of Wonders as Himself

2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 as Self

2008Dead Bones as Butcher

2007Hostel Part II: The Next Level as Self

2007Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture as Self

2007Hanging Shadows as Self

2007Hostel: Part II as Cannibal, The Italian Cannibal

2006Do You Remember Lucio Fulci? as Self

2006The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist? as Self

2006Cinema of Death

2005Ban the Sadist Videos! as Self

2004Non risponde più as Himself

2003In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust as Himself

2003Django: The One and Only as Self

1993The Washing Machine as Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

1992Mom I Can Do It as Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)

1988Dial: Help as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

1988Phantom of Death as Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

1983Raiders of Atlantis as Oil Rig Assistant

1980Cannibal Holocaust as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

1979Concorde Affair as Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)

TBAMasters of Mayhem as Self

TBABetrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left as Self