Ruggero Deodato
Ruggero Deodato (born May 7, 1939 in Potenza , Basilicata ) is an Italian film director , actor and screenwriter who is known for his controversial films.
life and work
Deodato began his career as assistant director to Roberto Rossellini , later working for Antonio Margheriti and Sergio Corbucci . He directed his first film for Margheriti, although he was not mentioned for advertising reasons. He directed a few adventure films until 1969 and then switched to television for a few years.
Deodato became internationally known with the second phase of his cinema career. From 1975 he directed several films that were controversial because of their brutality, including Cannibal Holocaust . From the mid-1980s, Deodato worked increasingly for television again.
Deodato was a guest actor in the role of a cannibal in Hostel 2 . He performed from May 4 to 6, 2012 together with his compatriot and Italo horror genre legend Lamberto Bava at the Texas Frightmare Weekend 2012. In 2016 he made a horror film with Ballad in Blood again after a long time.
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1964: Ursus and the Devil's Slave (Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi) (anonymous)
- 1969: The Virgin with the Sharp Blade (Zenabel)
- 1969: I quattro del Pater Noster
- 1976: Ice cold guys on hot stoves (Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore)
- 1977: Mondo Cannibale, Part 2 - The Bird Man (Ultimo mondo cannibale)
- 1979: The Concorde Inferno (Concorde affaire 79)
- 1980: Naked and mangled (Cannibal Holocaust)
- 1980: The Schlitzer (La casa sperduta nel parco)
- 1983: Atlantis Inferno (I predatori di Atlantide)
- 1985: Cut and Run (Inferno in diretta)
- 1986: Flash Fighter (Per un pugno di diamanti)
- 1987: The Barbarians (The Barbarians)
- 1987: Body Count (Camping del terrore)
- 1988: Off Balance - Death is waiting in Venice (Un delitto poco comune)
- 1988: Dial: Help (Minaccia d'amore)
- 1993: SEX-trem (Vortice mortale)
- 1996: Two Angels with Four Fists (Noi siamo angeli) (TV series, 6 films)
- 1997–1999: Under the African Sun (Sotto il cielo dell'Africa) (TV series, 12 films)
- 2005: Padre Speranza - With God's Blessing (Padre Speranza) (TV movie)
- 2016: Ballad in Blood
- actor
- 2007: Hostel 2 (Hostel: Part 2)
- 2008: Dead Bones
- 2012: From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie
- 2015: Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film
- 2016: Ballad in Blood
- 2017: Macho Man 2
Web links
- Ruggero Deodato in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at mymovies.it (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano. I registi, Gremese 2002, pp. 146/147.
- ↑ Texas Frightmare Weekend - Guests
- ↑ IMDB: Ballad in Blood
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deodato, Ruggero |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director, actor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Potenza , Italy |