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Ruggero Deodato

19 films · 1969 to 2019
Born 7 May 1939, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy · Died 29 December 2022

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

Defining films

Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust
1980
Deathcember
Deathcember
2019
Ballad in Blood
Ballad in Blood
2016
The Profane Exhibit
The Profane Exhibit
2013
Father Hope
Father Hope
2002
The Washing Machine
The Washing Machine
1993

Films by decade

Phantom of Death
Phantom of Death
1988
Dial: Help
Dial: Help
1988
The Barbarians
The Barbarians
1987
The Lone Runner
The Lone Runner
1986
Body Count
Body Count
1986
Cut and Run
Cut and Run
1985
Raiders of Atlantis
Raiders of Atlantis
1983
House on the Edge of the Park
House on the Edge of the Park
1980

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