Ruggero Deodato

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

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Ban the Sadist Videos!

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust	Self
—	Film and Be Damned	Self
—	Dead Bones	Butcher
2021	Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained	Self
2021	The Found Footage Phenomenon	Self
2021	Searching for Cannibal Holocaust	Self
2021	Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess	Self
2020	Cursed Films	Self
2019	Deodato Holocaust	Himself
2018	The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018	Die Welt der Barbaren	Self
2018	Me Me Lai Bites Back	Self
2017	Cult of Terror	Self - Filmmaker
2017	Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato	Himself
2017	Macho Man 2	Himself
2016	Ballad in Blood	Prof. Roth
2016	Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo	Himself
2016	Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2015	Lilith's Hell	Self
2014	H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2014	Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
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
2010	The Museum of Wonders
2008	Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1	Self
2007	Hostel: Part II	Cannibal
2007	Hostel: Part II	The Italian Cannibal
2007	Hostel Part II: The Next Level	Self
2007	Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture	Self
2007	Hanging Shadows
2006	The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist	Himself
2006	Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?	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
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
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)

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2019	Deathcember	Director
2018	Atrocious	Thanks
2018	Atrocious	Presenter
2018	Atrocious	Associate Producer
2016	Ballad in Blood	Screenplay
2016	Ballad in Blood	Director
2013	Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten	Director
2013	The Profane Exhibit	Director
2013	The Profane Exhibit	Writer
2005	Father Hope	Director
2005	Father Hope	Screenplay
1997	We Are Angels	Director
1997	We Are Angels	Writer
1993	The Washing Machine	Director
1992	Mom I Can Do It	Director
1992	Mom I Can Do It	Writer
1989	Oceano	Director
1989	Oceano	Creator
1988	Phantom of Death	Director
1988	Dial: Help	Director
1988	Dial: Help	Screenplay
1987	The Barbarians	Director
1986	Body Count	Director
1986	The Lone Runner	Director
1985	Cut and Run	Director
1983	Raiders of Atlantis	Director
1980	Cannibal Holocaust	Director
1980	House on the Edge of the Park	Director
1979	Concorde Affair	Director
1978	Last Feelings	Story
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
1971	All'ultimo minuto	Creator
1969	Zenabel	Director
1969	Zenabel	Screenplay
1969	In the Name of the Father	Director
1968	Gungala, The Black Panther Girl	Director
1968	Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen	Writer
1968	Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen	Director
1968	Man Only Cries for Love	Director
1968	Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast	Director
1967	The Hellbenders	Assistant Director
1967	Sailors on Deck	First Assistant Director
1966	Django	First Assistant Director
1966	Ringo and His Golden Pistol	First Assistant Director
1966	Mademoiselle de Maupin	First Assistant Director
1964	Castle of Blood	First Assistant Director
1964	The Slave Merchants	Assistant Director
1963	Gli onorevoli	First Assistant Director
1963	The Monk of Monza	First Assistant Director
1963	The Shortest Day	Second Assistant Director
1963	Totò Sexy	First Assistant Director
1962	Lo smemorato di Collegno	Second Assistant Director
1962	Dark Soul	Second Assistant Director
1961	Viva l'Italia!	Second Assistant Director
1961	Ursus in the Valley of the Lions	First Assistant Director
1961	Pastasciutta nel deserto	First Assistant Director