Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

1939-05-07 • Potenza, Basilicata, Italy • Male • 52 Known Credits

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).

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-07

Place of Birth

Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Known Credits

52

Known For

Directing

Also Known As

Roger Rockefeller, Roger Godey, Roger Drake, Roger Deodato, Reggero Deodati, Roger Franklin

Photos

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Known For Movies

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust

1980
Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

2007
Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021
Raiders of Atlantis

Raiders of Atlantis

1983
Dial: Help

Dial: Help

1988
Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death

1988
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

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

2021
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

1979
Dead Bones

Dead Bones

2008
The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

2006
The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine

1993
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008
Ban the Sadist Videos!

Ban the Sadist Videos!

2005
Chimères

Chimères

2013
Ballad in Blood

Ballad in Blood

2016
Cult of Terror

Cult of Terror

2017
Poliziotti Violenti

Poliziotti Violenti

2011
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

2016
The Found Footage Phenomenon

The Found Footage Phenomenon

2021
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film

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

2015
Non risponde più

Non risponde più

2004
I Tarantiniani

I Tarantiniani

2013
Macho Man 2

Macho Man 2

2017
Hanging Shadows

Hanging Shadows

2007
Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

2007
Il cinema secondo Corman

Il cinema secondo Corman

2025
The Last of Us

The Last of Us

2022
Lilith's Hell

Lilith's Hell

2015
Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

2011
Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

2017
Deodato Holocaust

Deodato Holocaust

2019
Deodato vs Lenzi

Deodato vs Lenzi

2024
Hostel Part II: The Next Level

Hostel Part II: The Next Level

2007
Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

2021
Mom I Can Do It

Mom I Can Do It

1992
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

2006
The Museum Of Wonders

The Museum Of Wonders

2010
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

2012
Film and Be Damned

Film and Be Damned

2011
The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film

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

2018
Me Me Lai Bites Back

Me Me Lai Bites Back

2018
In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

2003
The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

2011
Masters of Mayhem

Masters of Mayhem
H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

2014
Die Welt der Barbaren

Die Welt der Barbaren

2018
Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

2016
Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta

Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta

2014
An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

2022
Django: The One and Only

Django: The One and Only

2003
Cinema of Death

Cinema of Death

2006

Known For TV Shows

Cursed Films

Cursed Films

2020

Movie Credits

Cannibal Holocaust

1980

Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

Hostel: Part II

2007

Cannibal

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

2021

Self - Filmmaker

Raiders of Atlantis

1983

Oil Rig Assistant

Dial: Help

1988

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Phantom of Death

1988

Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

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

2021

Self

Concorde Affair

1979

Man in Nicole's Restaurant (uncredited)

Dead Bones

2008

Butcher

The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?

2006

Self

The Washing Machine

1993

Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008

Self

Ban the Sadist Videos!

2005

Self

Chimères

2013

Butcher

Ballad in Blood

2016

Prof. Roth

Cult of Terror

2017

Self - Filmmaker

Poliziotti Violenti

2011

Self

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo

2016

Self

The Found Footage Phenomenon

2021

Self

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

2015

Non risponde più

2004

Himself

I Tarantiniani

2013

Self

Macho Man 2

2017

Himself

Hanging Shadows

2007

Self

Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture

2007

Self

Il cinema secondo Corman

2025

Self

The Last of Us

2022

Self

Lilith's Hell

2015

Self

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

2011

Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

2017

Self

Deodato Holocaust

2019

Himself

Deodato vs Lenzi

2024

self

Hostel Part II: The Next Level

2007

Self

Searching for Cannibal Holocaust

2021

Self

Mom I Can Do It

1992

Street photographer in yellow hat (uncredited)

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

2006

Self

The Museum Of Wonders

2010

Himself

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

2012

Himself

Film and Be Damned

2011

Self

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

2018

Me Me Lai Bites Back

2018

Self

In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust

2003

Himself

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust

2011

Self

Masters of Mayhem

Self

H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

2014

Die Welt der Barbaren

2018

Self

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies

2016

Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta

2014

An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking

2022

自己

Django: The One and Only

2003

Self

Cinema of Death

2006

TV Credits

Cursed Films

2020

Self (1 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

Cannibal Holocaust

Director

1980

Django

Assistant Director

1966

The Barbarians

Director

1987

Last Cannibal World

Director

1977

Cut and Run

Director

1985

Raiders of Atlantis

Director

1983

The Hellbenders

Assistant Director

1967

Zenabel

Director

1969

House on the Edge of the Park

Director

1980

Navajo Joe

Assistant Director

1966

Atrocious

Presenter

2018

The Shortest Day

Second Assistant Director

1963

Gungala, The Black Panther Girl

Director

1968

Waves of Lust

Director

1975

Totò sexy

First Assistant Director

1963

Dial: Help

Director

1988

Man Only Cries for Love

Director

1968

Phantom of Death

Director

1988

Body Count

Director

1986

The Profane Exhibit

Director

2013

Concorde Affair

Director

1979

Father Hope

Director

2002

Deathcember

Director

2019

The Slave Merchants

Assistant Director

1964

The Lone Runner

Director

1986

Ringo and His Golden Pistol

First Assistant Director

1966

The Washing Machine

Director

1993

Lo smemorato di Collegno

Second Assistant Director

1962

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

Director

1976

Ursus in the Valley of the Lions

First Assistant Director

1961

Escape by Night

Assistant Director

1960

Viva l'Italia!

Second Assistant Director

1961

Mademoiselle de Maupin

First Assistant Director

1966

Ballad in Blood

Director

2016

Castle of Blood

First Assistant Director

1964

Dark Soul

Second Assistant Director

1962

Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast

Director

1968

Gli onorevoli

First Assistant Director

1963

The Monk of Monza

First Assistant Director

1963

Last Feelings

Story

1978

Sailors on Deck

First Assistant Director

1967

Mom I Can Do It

Director

1992

Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen

Writer

1968

Pastasciutta nel deserto

First Assistant Director

1961

In the Name of the Father

Director

1969

All'ultimo minuto

Director

1971

TV Production Credits

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Director

2013

We Are Angels

Director

1997

Oceano

Director

1989

All'ultimo minuto

Creator

1971