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Ruggero Deodato
Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

Directing•Born May 7, 1939•Died December 29, 2022 (age 83)•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

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust

1980•Movie•
6.3
Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

2007•Movie•
5.9
Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

2007•Movie•
5.9
Cursed Films

Cursed Films

2020•TV Series•
7.1
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021•Movie•
7.0
Raiders of Atlantis

Raiders of Atlantis

1983•Movie•
5.0
Cult of Terror

Cult of Terror

2017•Movie•
6.8
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

1979•Movie•
6.5

Filmography

2025
Il cinema secondo Corman

as Self

Movie
2024
Deodato vs Lenzi

as self

Movie
2022
The Last of Us

as Self

Movie
2022
An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

as 自己

Movie
2021
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

as Self - Filmmaker

Movie
2021
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

as Self

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

as Self

Movie
2021
The Found Footage Phenomenon

as Self

Movie
2020
Cursed Films

as Self

TV
2019
Deodato Holocaust

as Himself

Movie
2018
Me Me Lai Bites Back

as Self

Movie
2018
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
Movie
2018
Die Welt der Barbaren

as Self

Movie
2017
Cult of Terror

as Self - Filmmaker

Movie
2017
Macho Man 2

as Himself

Movie
2017
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

as Self

Movie
2016
Ballad in Blood

as Prof. Roth

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

as Self

Movie
2015
Lilith's Hell

as Self

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

as Butcher

Movie
2013
I Tarantiniani

as Self

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

as Himself

Movie
2011
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
Movie
2011
Poliziotti Violenti

as Self

Movie
2011
Film and Be Damned

as Self

Movie
2011
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

as Self

Movie
2010
The Museum Of Wonders

as Himself

Movie
2008
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as Self

Movie
2008
Dead Bones

as Butcher

Movie
2007
Hostel Part II: The Next Level

as Self

Movie
2007
Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

as Self

Movie
2007
Hanging Shadows

as Self

Movie
2007
Hostel: Part II

as Cannibal

Movie
2007
Hostel: Part II

as The Italian Cannibal

Movie
2006
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

as Self

Movie
2006
The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

as Self

Movie
2006
Cinema of Death
Movie
2005
Ban the Sadist Videos!

as Self

Movie
2004
Non risponde più

as Himself

Movie
2003
In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

as Himself

Movie
2003
Django: The One and Only

as Self

Movie
1993
The Washing Machine

as Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Movie
1992
Mom I Can Do It

as Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)

Movie
1988
Dial: Help

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Movie
1988
Phantom of Death

as Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

Movie
1983
Raiders of Atlantis

as Oil Rig Assistant

Movie
1980
Cannibal Holocaust

as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

Movie
1979
Concorde Affair

as Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)

Movie
—
Masters of Mayhem

as Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayMay 7, 1939
Day of DeathDecember 29, 2022
Place of BirthPotenza, Basilicata, Italy
Popularity0.4