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

Directing Born May 7, 1939 – Died December 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).

Known For

Cannibal Holocaust

Man Sitting in NYU Campus (uncredited)

Hostel: Part II

Cannibal

Hostel: Part II

The Italian Cannibal

Cursed Films

Self

Raiders of Atlantis

Oil Rig Assistant

Betrayal and Retribution - The Spawn of the Last House on the Left

Self

Ban the Sadist Videos!

Self

Dead Bones

Butcher

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

Self

Poliziotti Violenti

Self

Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained

Self - Filmmaker

Phantom of Death

Man That Gets on Moped at Station (uncredited)