Ruggero Deodato

About Ruggero Deodato

Cannibal Holocaust, a controversial Italian horror film released in 1980, was directed by him.

Ruggero Deodato is an Italian film director, and has also performed as both a screenwriter, and more recently an actor in both his own and other projects. His career has spanned a wide-range of genres including peplum, comedy, drama, poliziottesco and science fiction, yet he is perhaps best known for directing violent and gory horror films with strong elements of realism. His most notable film is Cannibal Holocaust, considered one of the most controversial and brutal in the history of cinema, which was seized, banned or heavily censored in many countries. It is also cited as a precursor of found footage films such as The Blair Witch Project and The Last Broadcast. The film strengthened Deodato's fame as an "extreme" director and earned him the nickname "Monsieur Cannibal" in France. Deodato has been an influence on film directors like Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth.

Born	May 7, 1939, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Occupation	Film director, screen writer, actor
Partner(s)	Micaela Rocco
Other names	Monsieur Cannibal
Children	2
Years active	1959–present

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Trivia

He was arrested by Italian authorities for obscenity charges related to his Cannibal Holocaust film.

Ruggero Deodato before fame

He worked on The Son of Spartacus as an assistant director.

Achievement of Ruggero Deodato

He was detained by Italian police on grounds of obscenity in connection with his film Cannibal Holocaust.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Ruggero Deodato family life

From December 5, 1971, until their divorce in 1979, he was married to Silvia Dionisio. Saverio is his son's name.

Associations of Ruggero Deodato

In the 1987 picture Body Count, he directed Charles Napier.

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