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Ruggero Deodato
A reclusive Italian filmmaker confronts his legacy as his most controversial work resurfaces, forcing him to reckon with the line between art and exploitation.
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In short · Directed for seven decades — 45 credits.
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24 credits
The Profane Exhibit(2013)
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Father Hope(2002)
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The Washing Machine(1993)
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Mom I Can Do It(1992)
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Dial Help(1988)
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The Barbarians(1987)
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Phantom of Death(1987)
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The Lone Runner(1986)
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Body Count(1986)
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Cut and Run(1984)
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Atlantis Interceptors(1983)
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The House on the Edge of the Park(1980)
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Cannibal Holocaust(1980)
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Concorde Affaire '79(1979)
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Last Feelings(1978)
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Last Cannibal World(1977)
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Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man(1976)
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Waves of Lust(1975)
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Zenabel(1969)
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I quattro del pater noster(1969)
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Gungala, the Black Panther Girl(1968)
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Donne... botte e bersaglieri(1968)
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Vacanze sulla Costa Smeralda(1968)
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Fenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen(1968)
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1 creditActor
9 credits
Lilith's Hell(2017)
Ruggero Deodato
Film
Macho Man 2(2017)
Actor
Film
Ballad in Blood(2016)
Professor Roth
Film
Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film(2015)
Actor
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Banned Alive! The Rise and Fall of Italian Cannibal Movies(2015)
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Chimères(2013)
Butcher
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H.P. Lovecraft: Two Left Arms(2013)
Ernesto
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The Museum of Wonders(2010)
Actor
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Hostel: Part II(2007)
The Italian Cannibal
Film
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- Il cinema secondo CormanSelf · 2025
- Gli ultimi di noiSelf · 2024
- Django & DjangoSelf · 2021
- Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci UnchainedSelf - Filmmaker · 2021
- Searching for Cannibal HolocaustSelf · 2021
- Deodato HolocaustSelf · 2019
- The Last Supper: The Final Days of the Italian Cannibal FilmSelf · 2018
- Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'AmatoSelf · 2017
- Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the GialloSelf · 2016
- I TarantinianiSelf · 2013
- In the Jungle: The making of Cannibal HolocaustSelf · 2003
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