Directing
Ruggero Deodato
Born May 7, 1939 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).
Directed Films
5.3
Deathcember
2019·Horror
5.0
Ballad in Blood
2016·Horror
3.5
The Profane Exhibit
2013·Horror
6.1
Father Hope
2002·Action
5.2
The Washing Machine
1993·Drama
6.0
Mom I Can Do It
1992·Drama
4.7
Dial: Help
1988·Horror
5.6
Phantom of Death
1988·Horror
5.4
The Barbarians
1987·Adventure
5.0
The Lone Runner
1986·Action
5.1
Body Count
1986·Horror
5.3
Cut and Run
1985·Adventure
5.0
Raiders of Atlantis
1983·Science Fiction
5.9
House on the Edge of the Park
1980·Thriller
6.3
Cannibal Holocaust
1980·Horror
6.5
Concorde Affair
1979·Action
6.4
Last Feelings
1978·Drama
5.8
Last Cannibal World
1977·Adventure
6.2
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976·Action
4.9
Waves of Lust
1975·Thriller
3.9
Zenabel
1969·Adventure
6.0
In the Name of the Father
1969·Comedy
5.0
Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast
1968·Music
3.8
Man Only Cries for Love
1968·Comedy
Also Appeared In
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Il cinema secondo Corman
2025·Documentary
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The Last of Us
2022·Documentary
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An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking
2022·Documentary
7.0
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021·Documentary
4.4
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021·Documentary
7.3
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021·Documentary
5.8
The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021·Documentary
6.5
Deodato Holocaust
2019·Documentary
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Me Me Lai Bites Back
2018·Documentary
6.0
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018·Documentary
6.8
Cult of Terror
2017·Documentary
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Macho Man 2
2017·Action