Ruggero Deodato

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

51

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-07

Day of death

2022-12-29 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

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

  • Cannibal Holocaust

    Cannibal Holocaust

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

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

  • Hostel: Part II

    Hostel: Part II

  • Hostel: Part II

    Hostel: Part II

  • The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film

    The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film

  • Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

  • The Washing Machine

    The Washing Machine

  • Masters of Mayhem

    Masters of Mayhem

  • The Museum Of Wonders

    The Museum Of Wonders

  • The Found Footage Phenomenon

    The Found Footage Phenomenon

  • Me Me Lai Bites Back

    Me Me Lai Bites Back

  • Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

    Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

  • Ballad in Blood

    Ballad in Blood

  • Hostel Part II: The Next Level

    Hostel Part II: The Next Level

  • I Tarantiniani

    I Tarantiniani

  • Hanging Shadows

    Hanging Shadows

  • Deodato Holocaust

    Deodato Holocaust

  • Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

    Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

  • In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

    In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

  • Phantom of Death

    Phantom of Death

  • Cursed Films

    Cursed Films

  • Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

    Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

  • Django: The One and Only

    Django: The One and Only

  • H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

    H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

  • Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

    Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

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

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

  • Dial: Help

    Dial: Help

  • Macho Man 2

    Macho Man 2

  • Concorde Affair

    Concorde Affair

  • Raiders of Atlantis

    Raiders of Atlantis

  • Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

    Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

  • Die Welt der Barbaren

    Die Welt der Barbaren

  • Mom I Can Do It

    Mom I Can Do It

  • Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

    Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

  • Chimères

    Chimères

  • Lilith's Hell

    Lilith's Hell

  • The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

    The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

  • Non risponde più

    Non risponde più

  • An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

    An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

  • Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

    Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

  • The Last of Us

    The Last of Us

  • Ban the Sadist Videos!

    Ban the Sadist Videos!

  • Film and Be Damned

    Film and Be Damned

  • Cult of Terror

    Cult of Terror

  • Dead Bones

    Dead Bones

  • Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

    Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

  • Deodato vs Lenzi

    Deodato vs Lenzi

  • Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

    Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

  • The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

    The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

  • Cinema of Death

    Cinema of Death

  • Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta

    Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta