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Joe D'Amato, (birth name: Aristide Massaccesi) (December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well. While D'Amato contributed to many different genres (such as the spaghetti western, the war movie, the swashbuckler, the peplum, and the fantasy film), the majority of his films are exploitation-themed pornography, both soft- and hardcore. He is perhaps most well known for his horror film efforts, many of which went on to become cult movies (such as Anthropophagous and Beyond the Darkness), and for his hastily-produced remakes of popular American films (such as the Ator series, based upon the Conan the Barbarian films), some of which were featured in Mystery Science Theater 3000. The poor production value of many of his films, combined with his expressed lack of concern for the production quality of his films as long as they proved profitable, have led him to be labeled as "The Evil Ed Wood," despite D'Amato's apparently amiable nature.

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From Rome, Lazio, Italy

7.73

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134

Credits

5.8

Rating

32.5K

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Directing

Primarily

134 Credits

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Contempt 1963
Assistant Camera
Troll 2 1990
Associate Producer
Anthropophagous 1980
Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car, Director, Story, Producer, Camera Operator
Beyond the Darkness 1979
Director, Director of Photography
What Have You Done to Solange? 1972
CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited), Director of Photography
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Story
The Antichrist 1974
Director of Photography
Absurd 1981
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Golden Coach 1952
Still Photographer
Emanuelle in America 1977
Director, Director of Photography

Credit 134

2021 Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess as Self (archive footage)

2016 FantastiCozzi as (voice) (archive footage)

2015 Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham as Self (archive footage)

2001 Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato as (archive footage)

2001 Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience as Himself (Archival Footage)

1999 Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience as Self

1999 Sono Positivo

1999 Sexy Pirates Director, Director of Photography

1997 The Hyena Director of Photography, Director

1996 Top Girl Director

1996 Heidi im Pornoland as Self

1995 Provocation Director, Director of Photography

1995 Sick-o-pathics as Neighbour #2

1994 The Labyrinth of Love Director

1994 The House of Pleasure Director, Director of Photography

1994 China and Sex Director

1993 Tales of Red Chamber Director

1993 Chinese Kamasutra Director

1992 Prima le donne e i bambini Director of Photography

1992 A Woman's Secret Director of Photography, Director

1992 Love Project Director

1992 Il vizio infinito Director

1992 Instinct Director

1991 Dangerous Obsession Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer

1991 Door to Silence Executive Producer

1991 Web of Desire Director, Producer, Director of Photography

1991 Passion's Flower Director, Director of Photography

1991 The Devil In The Flesh Director

1991 Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000 Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography

1990 Any Time, Any Play Director of Photography, Director

1990 Body Moves Executive Producer, Director

1990 Troll 2 Associate Producer

1990 Deep Blood Director, Director of Photography

1990 Quest for the Mighty Sword Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

1990 High Finance Woman Director, Director of Photography

1989 Blue Angel Cafe Director of Photography, Director, Producer

1989 The Final Chapter Director, Director of Photography

1989 Hitcher in the Dark Producer

1988 Witchery Producer

1988 Dirty Love Director of Photography, Director

1988 Killing Birds Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Photoscience Manager

1988 Ghosthouse Producer

1988 Top Model Director

1987 Eleven Days, Eleven Nights Director

1987 Stage Fright Producer

1987 Warrior Queen Producer

1987 Interzone Producer

1986 Delizia Director, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor

1986 Convent of Sinners Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

1986 A Lustful Mind Director of Photography, Director

1986 Peep Show Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Story

1985 The Pleasure Director, Director of Photography

1985 Robbery Under Arms as Trooper Shearer

1985 The Alcove Director, Director of Photography

1983 Endgame as Inspector (uncredited) Screenplay, Producer, Director, Director of Photography

1983 Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst Director, Screenplay

1983 2020 Texas Gladiators Director, Producer, Director of Photography

1983 Love in Hong Kong Director

1982 The Blade Master Director, Writer, Director of Photography

1982 Ator, the Fighting Eagle Director, Writer, Director of Photography

1982 Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa Director of Photography

1982 Caligula: The Untold Story Director, Writer, Director of Photography

1981 Absurd Director of Photography, Director, Producer

1980 Anthropophagous as Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car Director, Story, Producer, Camera Operator

1980 Blue Paradise Director, Producer, Director of Photography

1979 Beyond the Darkness Director, Director of Photography

1979 Tough to Kill Director, Director of Photography

1978 Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals Director, Director of Photography

1978 Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 Director, Director of Photography, Writer

1978 Sexy Night Report n. 2 Director, Writer, Director of Photography

1978 Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade Director, Screenplay, Story, Director of Photography

1978 Crazy Nights Director of Photography, Writer, Director

1977 Sexy Night Report as Self (uncredited)

1977 Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Story

1977 Emanuelle Around the World as Halup Kilev (uncredited) Director, Writer, Director of Photography

1977 Ladies' Doctor Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

1977 Emanuelle in America Director, Director of Photography

1976 Vow of Chastity Director

1976 Black Cobra Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

1976 Emanuelle in Bangkok Director, Director of Photography

1976 Shadows in an Empty Room Director of Photography

1975 Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto Director of Photography

1975 Emanuelle and Françoise Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer

1975 Red Coat Director, Screenplay, Story

1975 Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian Screenplay

1974 The Antichrist Director of Photography

1974 Challenge to White Fang Second Unit Director of Photography

1974 Heroes in Hell Director

1974 How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General Director of Photography

1974 The Arena Director of Photography

1974 Anima mia as Newsagent (uncredited) Director of Photography

1973 Mean Frank and Crazy Tony Director of Photography

1973 Fra' Tazio da Velletri Director

1973 The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury Writer, Director of Photography, Director

1973 Death Smiles on a Murderer Director, Director of Photography

1973 The Devil's Wedding Night Director, Director of Photography

1973 Tales of Canterbury Director, Writer

1973 Diary of a Roman Virgin Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography

1972 Bounty Hunter in Trinity Writer

1972 Pugni, pirati e karatè Director, Director of Photography

1972 God Is My Colt Director

1972 Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado Director

1972 The Killer Is on the Phone Director of Photography

1972 Crime Boss Director of Photography

1972 What Have You Done to Solange? as CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited) Director of Photography

1972 Ben & Charlie Director of Photography

1972 More Sexy Canterbury Tales as Monk Director, Writer, Director of Photography

1972 The Cat in Heat Director of Photography

1971 Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! Director of Photography

1971 Vendetta at Dawn Camera Operator

1971 Adios Compañeros Director of Photography

1971 Coffin Full of Dollars Director of Photography

1970 Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End Director of Photography

1970 Disperatamente l'estate scorsa Director of Photography

1970 A Quiet Place to Kill Camera Operator

1969 Bandit Skin Director of Photography

1969 The Island of the Swedes Director of Photography

1968 Twice a Judas Camera Operator

1968 Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! as Willy, Donovan henchman

1967 Professionals for a Massacre Camera Operator

1966 Thompson 1880 Camera Operator

1966 Viaggio di nozze all'italiana Camera Operator

1964 Soldiers and corporals Camera Operator

1964 All the Other Girls Do! Camera Operator

1964 Old Shatterhand as Col. Hunter

1964 2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge Camera Operator

1963 Contempt Assistant Camera

1963 Canzoni... in bikini Camera Operator

1962 The Sea Assistant Camera

1961 Gold of Rome Assistant Camera

1961 Hercules in the Haunted World Camera Operator

1952 The Golden Coach Still Photographer

1951 È l'amor che mi rovina Still Photographer

1950 L'inafferrabile 12 Still Photographer

Genres

6.02 Crime 5

5.90 Mystery 4

5.49 Western 16

5.26 Horror 30

5.15 Documentary 7

5.07 Music 3

5.01 Drama 46

4.89 Comedy 24

4.83 Adventure 14

4.64 Romance 20

4.62 Thriller 20

4.54 Fantasy 7

4.42 Science Fiction 3

4.28 Action 8

4.00 War 2

3.57 History 6