Person

Ruggero Deodato

Directing · 1939–2022 · 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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  Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

  Director

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  Cannibal Holocaust

  Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

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  Hostel: Part II

  Cannibal

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  Cursed Films

  Self

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  Django

  Assistant Director

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  Last Cannibal World

  Director

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  The Barbarians

  Director

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  Oceano

  Director

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  We Are Angels

  Director

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  Atrocious

  Thanks

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