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Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

Directing Born May 07, 1939 -- Died Dec 29, 2022 · Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

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).

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Hostel: Part II
5.9
movie
Hostel: Part II
as Cannibal
2007
Cannibal Holocaust
6.3
movie
Cannibal Holocaust
as Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)
1980
Django
7.2
movie
Django
Assistant Director
1966
The Barbarians
5.4
movie
The Barbarians
Director
1987
House on the Edge of the Park
5.8
movie
House on the Edge of the Park
Director
1980
Castle of Blood
7.1
movie
Castle of Blood
First Assistant Director
1964
Navajo Joe
6.2
movie
Navajo Joe
Assistant Director
1966
Last Cannibal World
5.7
movie
Last Cannibal World
Director
1977
Atrocious
6.5
movie
Atrocious
Thanks
2018
Body Count
5.0
movie
Body Count
Director
1986
Cut and Run
5.3
movie
Cut and Run
Director
1985
Gli onorevoli
6.8
movie
Gli onorevoli
First Assistant Director
1963