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Ruggero Deodato

Directing

Born May 7, 1939

Died December 29, 2022

Age 83

Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

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Known For

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

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

Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

First Assistant Director

Atrocious

Presenter

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust

as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

as The Italian Cannibal

House on the Edge of the Park

House on the Edge of the Park

Director

Horror Career Stats

22

Horror Films

1964-2019

Career Span

56 years in horror

14

As Actor

8

Director

Peak Era

2010s10 films

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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).

Ruggero Deodato Filmography

Director

Presenter, Thanks, Associate Producer

Ballad in Blood

Ballad in Blood

as Prof. Roth

as Self

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

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

H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms

as Butcher

The Profane Exhibit

The Profane Exhibit

Director, Writer

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

Bloody Sin: Abonimations of the Third Reich

The Museum Of Wonders

The Museum Of Wonders

as Himself

Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

as The Italian Cannibal

Cinema of Death

Cinema of Death

The Washing Machine

The Washing Machine

as Nosy Neighbor (uncredited)

as Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death

as Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)

Director

Director

Cannibal Holocaust

Cannibal Holocaust

as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

House on the Edge of the Park

House on the Edge of the Park

Director

Last Cannibal World

Last Cannibal World

Director

Castle of Blood

Castle of Blood

First Assistant Director

Masters of Mayhem

Masters of Mayhem

as Self

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Ruggero Deodato - Horror Filmography • Living-Dead