Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 – 29 December 2022) was an Italian movie director, screenwriter and actor. His best known movie is Cannibal Holocaust, thought to be one of the most controversial and brutal in the history of cinema, because of the extreme violence and the actual killings of animals in the movie. It has been banned or censored in many countries.[1] He is known as "Monsieur Cannibal" in France.[2]

Ruggero Deodato
Ruggero Deodato in 2008
Born(1939-05-07)7 May 1939
Potenza, Italy
Died29 December 2022(2022-12-29) (aged 83)
Rome, Italy
Other namesMonsieur Cannibal
Occupation(s)Film director, screen writer, actor
Years active1959–2022
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Silvia Dionisio (m. 1971–1979)
PartnerMicaela Rocco
Children2

Deodato died in Rome on 29 December 2022, at the age of 83, from complications of pneumonia, kidney failure, and liver failure.[3]

Deodato has inspired many movie directors like Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth.[4][5]

References
  1. Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980. McFarland. p. 119.
  2. "Dall'altra parte del cult – Intervista a Ruggero Deodato" (in Italian). cinewalkofshame.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "Ruggero Deodato è morto, addio al re del Cannibal Movie". Cinemaserietv.it (in Italian). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. "Cannibal Holocaust: 'Keep filming! Kill more people!'". theguardian.com. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  5. "Cannibal Holocaust Theatrical Re-Release Announced". dailydead.com. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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