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
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Primarily2021 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