Ruggero Deodato
Known for directing · Born 7 May 1939 · Died 29 December 2022 · aged 83 · Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
103 credits
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
1980
Django
1966
The Barbarians
1987
House on the Edge of the Park
1980
Last Cannibal World
1977
Body Count
1986
Cut and Run
1985
Raiders of Atlantis
1983
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976
Deathcember
2019
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021
Ballad in Blood
2016
Acting (53)
2025Il cinema secondo CormanSelfFilm
2024Deodato vs LenziselfFilm
2022The Last of UsSelfFilm
2022An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking自己Film
2021Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2021The Found Footage PhenomenonSelfFilm
2021Searching for Cannibal HolocaustSelfFilm
2021Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of ExcessSelfFilm
2020Cursed FilmsSelfSeries
2019Deodato HolocaustHimselfFilm
2018The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal FilmFilm
2018Die Welt der BarbarenSelfFilm
2018Me Me Lai Bites BackSelfFilm
2017Cult of TerrorSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2017Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'AmatoSelfFilm
2017Macho Man 2HimselfFilm
2016Ballad in BloodProf. RothFilm
2016Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelfFilm
2016Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal MoviesFilm
2015Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal FilmFilm
2015Lilith's HellSelfFilm
2014H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left ArmsFilm
2014Faenza: La Pantalla OcultaFilm
2013ChimèresButcherFilm
2013I TarantinianiSelfFilm
2012From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie MovieHimselfFilm
2011Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third ReichFilm
2011Film and Be DamnedSelfFilm
2011The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal HolocaustSelfFilm
2011Poliziotti ViolentiSelfFilm
2010The Museum Of WondersHimselfFilm
2008Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1SelfFilm
2008Dead BonesButcherFilm
2007Hostel: Part IICannibal, The Italian CannibalFilm
2007Hostel Part II: The Next LevelSelfFilm
2007Hostel Part II: A Legacy of TortureSelfFilm
2007Hanging ShadowsSelfFilm
2006The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?SelfFilm
2006Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?SelfFilm
2006Cinema of DeathFilm
2005Ban the Sadist Videos!SelfFilm
2004Non risponde piùHimselfFilm
2003In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal HolocaustHimselfFilm
2003Django: The One and OnlySelfFilm
1993The Washing MachineNosy Neighbor (uncredited)Film
1992Mom I Can Do ItStreet photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)Film
1988Phantom of DeathMan That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)Film
1988Dial: HelpMan in Phone Booth (uncredited)Film
1983Raiders of AtlantisOil Rig AssistantFilm
1980Cannibal HolocaustMan Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)Film
1979Concorde AffairMan in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)Film
—Masters of MayhemSelfFilm
—Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the LeftSelfFilm
Creator (1)
1971All'ultimo minutoCreatorSeries
Crew (1)
2018AtrociousPresenter, Thanks, Associate ProducerFilm
Directing (46)
2019DeathcemberDirector, WriterFilm
2016Ballad in BloodDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2013Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenDirectorSeries
2013The Profane ExhibitDirector, WriterFilm
2002Father HopeDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1997We Are AngelsDirector, WriterSeries
1993The Washing MachineDirectorFilm
1992Mom I Can Do ItDirector, WriterFilm
1989OceanoDirector, CreatorSeries
1988Phantom of DeathDirectorFilm
1988Dial: HelpDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1987The BarbariansDirectorFilm
1986Body CountDirectorFilm
1986The Lone RunnerDirectorFilm
1985Cut and RunDirectorFilm
1983Raiders of AtlantisDirectorFilm
1980Cannibal HolocaustDirectorFilm
1980House on the Edge of the ParkDirectorFilm
1979Concorde AffairDirectorFilm
1977Last Cannibal WorldDirectorFilm
1976Live Like a Cop, Die Like a ManDirectorFilm
1975Waves of LustDirectorFilm
1971All'ultimo minutoDirectorFilm
1969ZenabelDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1969In the Name of the FatherDirectorFilm
1968Gungala, The Black Panther GirlDirectorFilm
1968Man Only Cries for LoveDirectorFilm
1968Vacation on the Esmeralda CoastDirectorFilm
1967The HellbendersAssistant DirectorFilm
1967Sailors on DeckFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1966DjangoAssistant Director, Second Unit DirectorFilm
1966Navajo JoeAssistant DirectorFilm
1966Ringo and His Golden PistolFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1966Mademoiselle de MaupinFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1964Castle of BloodFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1964The Slave MerchantsAssistant DirectorFilm
1963Gli onorevoliFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1963The Monk of MonzaFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1963The Shortest DaySecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1963Totò sexyFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1962Lo smemorato di CollegnoSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1962Dark SoulSecond Assistant DirectorFilm
1961Viva l'Italia!Second Assistant DirectorFilm
1961Ursus in the Valley of the LionsFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1961Pastasciutta nel desertoFirst Assistant DirectorFilm
1960Escape by NightAssistant DirectorFilm
Writing (2)
1978Last FeelingsStory, DirectorFilm
1968Fenomenal and the Treasure of TutankamenWriter, DirectorFilm