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| NAME: |
Ruggero Deodato |
| AKA: |
Roger Deodato
Roger D. Frankiln
Roger Franklin
Roger Rockefeller |
| BORN: |
05/07/1939 |
| BIRTHPLACE: |
Potenza, Italy |
| NATIONALITY: |
Italian |
FILMOGRAPHY PICTURES REVIEWS |
Ruggero Deodato started his film career as an actor in the mid-fifties. In 1959 he became assistant director to the great Roberto Rosselini (Deodato was childhood friends with Rosselini's son Renzo). Aside from working with Rosselini, Deodato also assisted Antonio Margheriti, Sergio Corbucci and Riccardo Freda. In 1968, Deodato went on to direct his first film, Donne . . . Botte e Bersaglieri. A year later, after directing Zenabel, Deodato would spend the next 6 years directing news programs, movies and commercials for Italian television. 1975 marked Deodato's return to the big screen with Ondata di Piacere. During the proceeding years, Deodato would experiment making films under different genres. After having various success, Deodato directed his masterpiece in 1980. Cannibal Holocaust is widely considered to be the pinnacle of Italian exploitation films. Deodato soon found himself surrounded by enormous success and infamy. With this movie he gained the nickname "Monsieur Cannibal" (which he detests) and faced him with government charges for filming acts of animal cruelty. All charges were later dropped and the film went on to gain its legendary status. Deodato's subsequent movies have failed to capture the box-office and artistic success of Cannibal Holocaust. The director continues to make genre films and episodes for Italian television.
1. Donne...botte e bersaglieri (1968)
- Man Only Cries for Love
- Un uomo piange solo per amore
2. Vacanze sulla Costa Smeralda (1968)
- Holidays on the Costa Smeralda
3. Gungala la Pantera Nuda (1968)
4. Fenomenal e il tesoro di Tutankamen (1968)
- Phenomenal and the Treasure of Tutankamen
5. I Quattro del Pater Noster (1969)
- In the Name of the Father
6. Zenabel (1969)
7. Una ondata di piacere (1975)
- Waves of Lust
- Ondata di piacere
- Un ondata di piacere
8. Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore (1976)
- Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man
- Eiskalte Typen auf heissen �fen
9. Ultimo mondo cannibale (1977)
- Cannibal
- The Last Cannibal World
- The Last Survivor
- Jungle Holocaust
- Carnivorous
- Le derneir monde cannibale
- Mondo Cannibale 2. Teil - Der Vogelmensch
10. L'ultimo sapore dell'aria (1978)
11. Concorde Affaire '79 (1979)
- SOS Concorde
- Das Concorde Inferno
12. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
- Holocausto Canibal
- Nackt und zerfleischt
13. La casa sperduta nel parco (1980)
- The House at the Edge of the Park
- Der Schlitzer
14. I predatori di Atlantide (1983)
- The Raiders of Atlantis
- Atlantis Inferno
- The Atlantis Interceptors
- Atlantis Interceptors
15. Inferno in diretta (1985)
- Cut and Run
- Amazon: Savage Adventure
- Amazonia
- Amazonia, la jungle blanche
- Straight to Hell
16. The Lone Runner (1986)
- Lone Runner - Lo Scrigno dei Mille Diamanti
17. The Barbarians & Co. (The Barbarians Brothers) (1987)
- The Barbarians
- The barbarians & Co.
- Die Barbaren
- I Barbari
18. Camping del terrore (1987)
- Body Count
- Camping nel Terrore
- Camping della Morte
- The 11th Commandment
19. Un delitto poco comune (1988)
- Off-Balance
- Phantom of Death
- Le tueur de la pleine lune
20. Minaccia d'amore (1988)
21. Mamma, ci Penso Io (1992)
22. The Washing Machine (1993)
1. Il triangolo rosso (1968) (seven episodes)
2. All'ultimo minuto (1971-1973) (thirteen episodes)
3. Il segreto di Cristina (1974)
4. Il ricatto (1989) (last episode)
5. Oceano (1991) (ten episodes)
6. I ragazzi del muretto 2 (1993) (eight episodes)
7. Noi siamo angeli (1995-1996) (mini-series in six episodes)
8. Sotto il cielo dell'Africa (1999) (mini-series)
9. Father Hope (2001)
1. Il Generale della Rovere (1959) dir. Roberto Rossellini
2. Era notte a Roma (1960) dir. Roberto Rossellini
3. Viva l'Italia (1961) dir. Roberto Rossellini
4. Vanina Vanini (1961) dir. Roberto Rossellini
5. Pastasciutta nel deserto (1961) dir. Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
6. Anima nera (1962) dir. Roberto Rossellini
7. Il figlio di Spartacus (1962) dir. Sergio Corbucci
- The Slave
- Son of Spartacus
8. Lo smemorato di Collegno (1962) dir. Sergio Corbucci
9. Il giorno piu' corto (1962) dir. Sergio Corbucci
- The Shortest Day
- Il giorno pi� corto commedia umoristica
10. Ursus nella valle dei Leoni (1962) dir. Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
- The Mighty Ursus
- Ursus in the Valley of the Lions
- Valley of the Lions
11. Il monaco di Monza (1963) dir. Sergio Corbucci
12. Gli onorevoli (1963) dir. Sergio Corbucci
13. Toto' Sexy (1963) dir. Mario Amendola
14. Danaza Mmcabra (1963) dir. Antonio Margheriti
- Castle of Blood
- The Castle of Terror
- Coffin of Terror
- Danse macabre
- Dimensions in Death
- Edgar Allan Poe's Castle of Blood
- La lunga notte de terrore
- Terrore
- Tombs of Terror
15. L'Et� del Ferro (1964) (made for television) dir. Roberto Rossellini
16. L'Idea Fissa (1964) dirs. Gianni Puccini and Mino Guerrini
17. Giulietta e Romeo (1964) dir. Riccardo Freda
- Romeo and Juliet
- Los Amantes de Verona
18. La vendetta dei gladiatori (1964) dir. Luigi Capuano
19. La vergine di Norimberga (1964) dir. Antonio Margheriti
- The Virgin of Nuremberg
- Back to the Killer
- The Castle of Terror
- Horror Castle
- Terror Castle
20. Anthar L'Invincible (1964) dir. Antonio Margheriti
21. Ursus il terrore dei Kirghisi (1964) (also unofficial director) dir. Antonio Margheriti
- Hercules, Prisoner of Evil
- Terror of the Kirghiz
22. Johnny Oro (1965) dir. Sergio Corbucci
- Ringo and His Golden Pistol
23. Su e Gui' (1965) dir. Mino Guerrini
24. Madamigella di Maupin (1965) dir. Mauro Bolognini
25. La morte viene dal Pianeta Aytin (1965) dir. Antonio Margheriti
26. I criminali della galassia (1965) dir. Antonio Margheriti
- Wild, Wild Planet
- The Criminals of the Galaxy
27. I Diafanoidi Vengono da Marte (1965) dir. Antonio Margheriti
- The Deadly Diaphonoids
- War of the Planets
28. Il pianeta errante (1965) dir. Antonio Margheriti
- Planet on the Prowl
- War Between the Planets
- Missione Pianeta Errante
29. Un dollaro a testa (1966) dir. Sergio Corbucci
- Navajo Joe
- Joe, el implacable
30. Django (1966) dir. Sergio Corbucci
31. Il terzo occhio (1966) dir. Mino Guerrini
32. Wanted (1966) dir. Giorgio Ferroni
33. I crudeli (1967) dir. Sergio Corbucci
- The Hellbenders
- Los Despiadados
34. Ridera' (1967) dir. Bruno Corbucci
35. Marinai in coperta (1967) dir. Bruno Corbucci
36. Peggio per me... meglio per te (1967) dir. Bruno Corbucci
Fenomenal e il Tesoro di Tutankamen **�
Ultimo mondo cannibale **�
Deodato's first cannibal film finds Massimo Foschi trapped by a primitive tribe on the island of Mindanao. He meets up with genre star Me Me Lai and plans his escape. A good movie, but a mere warm up for Cannibal Holocaust.
Cannibal Holocaust ***�
An extremely unnerving an effective film from Ruggero Deodato. A manipulating documentary crew provokes some cannibals to horrific results. A notorious film that actually lives up to its name!!
La casa sperduta nel parco (I choose not to rate this film)
This Last House on the Left rip-off finds David Hess and John Morghen wrecking havoc on a party of rich kids. I found this film to be more unsettling than Cannibal Holocaust!
Inferno in diretta **
Camping del terrore **
A Friday the 13th rip-off with a bunch of teenagers being stalked at a camp-site. An interesting plot twist: David Hess is not the sadistic killer!. A lesser effort from Deodato.
The Barbarians & Co. (The Barbarians Brothers) **
Ruggero Deodato directs this tame but likable "peplum" featuring American bodybuilders David and Peter Paul (aka "The Barbarian Brothers"). The two twins are separated from their tribe as infants and are raised separately in the enemy's underground mine. When the two are older they are reunited and join forces to defeat the evil kingdom that imprisoned them. Luigi Montefiori appears briefly as Jacko, an arms dealer. Deodato gives us a marginally entertaining film, which does not display the talent he is capable of.
Minaccia d'amore ***
The Washing Machine ***
In the book Spagetti Nightmares, Deodato discusses his disappointment with this film. I, however, found it to be an effective Italian "giallo." An inspector is called on to investigate the discovery of a mutilated body in a washing machine. The corpse is no where to be found and the informants turn out to be three conniving sisters. Each sibling takes a turn in seducing the inpatient inspector, while entrapping him with intricate mind games. An engrossing film with many plot twists and a wonderful score by ex-Goblin Claudio Simonetti.
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