Ruggero Deodato

Known for: Directing
Born: May 7, 1939, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Died: December 29, 2022
Movies: 77

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).

Upcoming Ruggero Deodato Movies

Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left

Release date TBA

Best-Known Movies

5.9

Hostel: Part II

2007

6.3

Cannibal Holocaust

1980

5.4

The Barbarians

1987

5.9

House on the Edge of the Park

1980

5.8

Last Cannibal World

1977

5.1

Body Count

1986

5.2

Cut and Run

1985

4.9

Raiders of Atlantis

1983

6.2

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

1976

5.3

Deathcember

2019

Filmography

2025	Il cinema secondo Corman	Self
2024	Deodato vs Lenzi	self
2022	The Last of Us	Self
2022	An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking	自己
2021	Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained	Self - Filmmaker
2021	Searching for Cannibal Holocaust	Self
2021	Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess	Self
2021	The Found Footage Phenomenon	Self
2019	Deodato Holocaust	Himself
2018	Me Me Lai Bites Back	Self
2018	The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018	Die Welt der Barbaren	Self
2017	Cult of Terror	Self - Filmmaker
2017	Macho Man 2	Himself
2017	Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato	Self
2016	Ballad in Blood	Prof. Roth
2016	Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016	Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo	Self
2015	Lilith's Hell	Self
2015	Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2014	Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
2014	H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2013	Chimères	Butcher
2013	I Tarantiniani	Self
2012	From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie	Himself
2011	Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011	Poliziotti Violenti	Self
2011	Film and Be Damned	Self
2011	The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust	Self
2010	The Museum Of Wonders	Himself
2008	Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1	Self
2008	Dead Bones	Butcher
2007	Hostel Part II: The Next Level	Self
2007	Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture	Self
2007	Hanging Shadows	Self
2007	Hostel: Part II	Cannibal, The Italian Cannibal
2006	Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?	Self
2006	The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?	Self
2006	Cinema of Death
2005	Ban the Sadist Videos!	Self
2004	Non risponde più	Himself
2003	In the Jungle - The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust	Himself
2003	Django: The One and Only	Self
1993	The Washing Machine	Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)
1992	Mom I Can Do It	Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)
1988	Dial: Help	Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)
1988	Phantom of Death	Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)
1983	Raiders of Atlantis	Oil Rig Assistant
1980	Cannibal Holocaust	Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)
1979	Concorde Affair	Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

2019	Deathcember	Director, Writer
2016	Ballad in Blood	Director, Screenplay
2013	The Profane Exhibit	Director, Writer
2002	Father Hope	Director, Screenplay
1993	The Washing Machine	Director
1992	Mom I Can Do It	Director, Writer
1988	Dial: Help	Director, Screenplay
1988	Phantom of Death	Director
1987	The Barbarians	Director
1986	The Lone Runner	Director
1986	Body Count	Director
1985	Cut and Run	Director
1983	Raiders of Atlantis	Director
1980	House on the Edge of the Park	Director
1980	Cannibal Holocaust	Director
1979	Concorde Affair	Director
1978	Last Feelings	Director
1977	Last Cannibal World	Director
1976	Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man	Director
1975	Waves of Lust	Director
1971	All'ultimo minuto	Director
1969	Zenabel	Director, Screenplay
1969	In the Name of the Father	Director
1968	Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast	Director
1968	Man Only Cries for Love	Director
1968	Gungala, The Black Panther Girl	Director
1968	Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen	Writer, Director

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