
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).
Acting (46 movies)

Hostel: Part II
2007

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained
2021

Cult of Terror
2017

Chimères
2013

Raiders of Atlantis
1983

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
2008

Hostel Part II: The Next Level
2007

Hostel Part II: A Legacy of Torture
2007

Faenza: La Pantalla Oculta
2014

Mom I Can Do It
1992

From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
2012

Cannibal Holocaust
1980

I Tarantiniani
2013

Film and Be Damned
2011

The Long Road Back from Hell: Reclaiming Cannibal Holocaust
2011

Dead Bones
2008

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?
2006

In the Jungle: The Making Of Cannibal Holocaust
2003

Ballad in Blood
2016

Concorde Affair
1979

Macho Man 2
2017

Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato
2017

Dial: Help
1988

Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies
2016

The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal Film
2018

Ban the Sadist Videos!
2005

The Dark Side of Porn: Does Snuff Exist?
2006

Lilith's Hell
2015

Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo
2016

Deodato Holocaust
2019

Me Me Lai Bites Back
2018

Cinema of Death
2006

The Washing Machine
1993

Hostel: Part II
2007

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich
2011

H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms
2014

The Museum Of Wonders
2010

The Found Footage Phenomenon
2021

Searching for Cannibal Holocaust
2021

Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021

Django: The One and Only
2003

The Last of Us
2022

Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
2015

An Evening With Ruggero Deodato: 60 Years of Filmmaking
2022

Phantom of Death
1988

Il cinema secondo Corman
2025
Directing (27 movies)

Dial: Help
1988

Zenabel
1969

Body Count
1986

Cut and Run
1985

Last Cannibal World
1977

Cannibal Holocaust
1980

The Barbarians
1987

House on the Edge of the Park
1980

Raiders of Atlantis
1983

Phantom of Death
1988

The Lone Runner
1986

Waves of Lust
1975

Father Hope
2005

Concorde Affair
1979

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
1976

In the Name of the Father
1969

Vacation on the Esmeralda Coast
1968

Man Only Cries for Love
1968

The Profane Exhibit
2013

Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
1968

Gungala, The Black Panther Girl
1968

Ballad in Blood
2016

Last Feelings
1978

Deathcember
2019

The Washing Machine
1993
All'ultimo minuto
1971

Mom I Can Do It
1992
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen | 1968 | Writer | 
| Zenabel | 1969 | Screenplay | 
| Dial: Help | 1988 | Screenplay | 
| Mom I Can Do It | 1992 | Writer | 
| Father Hope | 2005 | Screenplay | 
| The Profane Exhibit | 2013 | Writer | 
| Ballad in Blood | 2016 | Screenplay |