Joe D'Amato
Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe D'Amato, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
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movieHarem 2000
1999
Director
movieLussuria
1999
Director
movieExperiences 2
1999
Director
movieExperiences
1999
Director
movieLa Figlia Del Padrino
1999
Director
movieSexy Pirates
1999
Director
Romanza
1999
Director
movieOutlaws 2
1999
Director
movieArrogance: No Limits
1999
Director
movieRed Orchid
1998
Director
movieSex Penitentiary
1998
Director
movieEternal Desire
1998
Director
movieCalamity Jane 2
1998
Director
moviePrague Exposed
1998
Director
movieShowgirl
1998
Director
movieThe Venexiana
1998
Director
movieIl laureato
1998
Director
movieOutlaws
1998
Director
movieCalamity Jane
1998
Director
movieThe Devil's Lair
1998
Director
movieBlow Up
1998
Director
movieOff Limits
1998
Director
movieElixir
1998
Director
moviePhantom
1998
Director
movieSahara
1998
Director
movieRaiders
1998
Director
movieLady in the Iron Mask
1998
Director
movieThief of Love
1998
Director
movieRaw and Naked
1997
Director
movieThe Hyena
1997
Director
movieThe Boxer 2
1997
Director
movieGoya and the Naked Maja
1997
Director
movieNero: Orgy of Fire
1997
Director
movieAnal Strippers X-posed
1997
Director
movieLe stagioni di Bel
1997
Director
movieRocco's Ghost
1997
Director
movieOlympus: Refuge of Gods
1997
Director
movieThe Boxer
1997
Director
movieThe Last Fight
1997
Director
movieSodom & Gamorra
1997
Director
movieQueen of the Elephants
1997
Director
movieThe Seven Sexy Sins
1997
Director
movieDemons of Lust
1997
Director
movieTorero
1996
Director
movieCarmen
1996
Director
movieDangerous
1996
Director
movieBlack Cops in Budapest
1996
Director
movieDreams of a Gigolo
1996
Director
movieFlamenco Ecstasy
1996
Director
movieAnthony and Cleopatra
1996
Director
movieTop Girl
1996
Director
movieMessalina
1996
Director
Lunch Party
1996
Director
Wild East
1996
Director
movieIl Monaco
1996
Director
movieGypsy Seduction
1996
Director
movieGangland Bangers
1996
Director
movieFatal Instinct
1996
Director
movieLove and Psyche
1996
Director
movieCheckmate
1996
Director
movieAnal Palace
1995
Director
movieProvocation
1995
Director
movieMidnight Obsession
1995
Director
movieTarzan-X: Shame of Jane
1995
Director
movieJuliet & Romeo
1995
Director
movieHomo Erectus
1995
Director
movieTarzhard - The Return
1995
Director
moviePassion in Venice
1995
Director
movieSea, Sex, and Fun
1995
Director
movieThe Joy Club
1995
Director
movieSome Like It Hard
1995
Director
movieThe Gym Club
1995
Director
movieMalizia Italiana
1995
Director
moviePaprika
1995
Director
movieAll Grown Up
1995
Director
movieOperation Sex
1995
Director
movieGhostfuck
1995
Director
movieAmadeus Mozart
1995
Director
movieThe Labyrinth of Love
1994
Director
movieThe House of Pleasure
1994
Director
movieChina and Sex
1994
Director
movieGhosts in the Castle
1994
Director
movieBarone Von Masoch
1994
Director
movieMarquis de Sade
1994
Director
movieTales of Red Chamber
1993
Director
movieChinese Kamasutra
1993
Director
movieFrancesca's Castle
1992
Director
movieA Woman's Secret
1992
Director
movieInstinct
1992
Director
movieLove Project
1992
Director
movieDangerous Obsession
1991
Director
movieThe Crawlers
1991
Director
moviePassion's Flower
1991
Director
movieThe Devil In The Flesh
1991
Director
movieAny Time, Any Play
1990
Director
movieBody Moves
1990
Director
movieDeep Blood
1990
Director
movieHigh Finance Woman
1990
Director
movieBlue Angel Cafe
1989
Director
movieDirty Love
1988
Director
movieKilling Birds
1988
Director
movieTop Model
1988
Director
movieDelizia
1986
Director
movieConvent of Sinners
1986
Director
movieA Lustful Mind
1986
Director
moviePeep Show
1986
Director
movieThe Pleasure
1985
Director
movieThe Alcove
1985
Director
movieEndgame
1983
Director
movie2020 Texas Gladiators
1983
Director
movieThe Blade Master
1983
Director
movieLove in Hong Kong
1983
Director
movieClaire
1983
Director
movieSuper Hard Love
1982
Director
movieThe Essence of Sex
1982
Director
movieStretta e bagnata
1982
Director
movieVoglia di sesso
1981
Director
movieAbsurd
1981
Director
movieSesso acerbo
1981
Director
movieLabbra vogliose
1981
Co-Director
movieGreedy Mouth
1981
Director
moviePorno Holocaust
1981
Director
movieDesire
1981
Director
movieSuper Climax
1980
Director
moviePorno Esotic Love
1980
Director
movieAnthropophagous
1980
Director
movieExotic Malice
1980
Director
movieSex and Black Magic
1980
Director
movieBlue Paradise
1980
Director
movieHard Sensation
1980
Director
movieBlue Erotic Climax
1980
Director
movieBeyond the Darkness
1979
Director
movieJustine and the Whip
1979
Director
movieImages in a Convent
1979
Director
movieTough to Kill
1979
Director
movieSexy Night Report n. 2
1978
Director
movieCrazy Nights
1978
Director
movieLadies' Doctor
1977
Director
movieEmanuelle in America
1977
Director
movieVow of Chastity
1976
Director
movieBlack Cobra
1976
Director
movieEmanuelle in Bangkok
1976
Director
movieEmanuelle and Françoise
1975
Director
movieRed Coat
1975
Director
movieHeroes in Hell
1974
Director
movieFra' Tazio da Velletri
1973
Director
movieTales of Canterbury
1973
Director
movieDiary of a Roman Virgin
1973
Director
moviePugni, pirati e karatè
1972
Director
movieGod Is My Colt
1972
Director
Camera174
movieLussuria
1999
Director of Photography
movieExperiences
1999
Director of Photography
movieDreams of a Country Girl
1999
Director of Photography
movieSexy Pirates
1999
Director of Photography
movieSelen, The Girl of the Treasure Island
1998
Director of Photography
movieSex Penitentiary
1998
Director of Photography
movieEternal Desire
1998
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieShowgirl
1998
Director of Photography
movieThe Venexiana
1998
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThief of Love
1998
Director of Photography
movieLady in the Iron Mask
1998
Director of Photography
movieRaiders
1998
Director of Photography
moviePhantom
1998
Director of Photography
movieOff Limits
1998
Director of Photography
movieThe Sexual Adventures of Ulysses
1998
Director of Photography
movieOutlaws
1998
Director of Photography
movieBlow Up
1998
Director of Photography
movieThe Devil's Lair
1998
Director of Photography
movieCalamity Jane
1998
Director of Photography
movieSahara
1998
Director of Photography
movieOthello: Dangerous Desire
1997
Director of Photography
movieRaw and Naked
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Hyena
1997
Director of Photography
movieHouse of Anal Perversions
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Boxer 2
1997
Director of Photography
movieHercules: A Sex Adventure
1997
Director of Photography
movieGoya and the Naked Maja
1997
Director of Photography
movieAll the President's Women
1997
Director of Photography
movieForbidden Diary of the two Princesses
1997
Director of Photography
movieAnal Strippers X-posed
1997
Director of Photography
movieSodom & Gamorra
1997
Director of Photography
movieDemons of Lust
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Seven Sexy Sins
1997
Director of Photography
Cop Sucker II
1997
Director of Photography
movieRocco's Ghost
1997
Director of Photography
movieRudy: The Valentino Story
1997
Camera Operator
movieFlying Nurses
1997
Director of Photography
movieSamson in the Amazon's Land
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Last Fight
1997
Director of Photography
movieOlympus: Refuge of Gods
1997
Director of Photography
movieQueen of the Elephants
1997
Director of Photography
movieCaligula: The Deviant Emperor
1997
Director of Photography
movieThe Boxer
1997
Director of Photography
movieTorero
1996
Director of Photography
movieCarmen
1996
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieDreams of a Gigolo
1996
Director of Photography
movieFlamenco Ecstasy
1996
Camera Operator
movieRobin Hood: Thief of Wives
1996
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieForbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra
1996
Director of Photography
movieLove and Psyche
1996
Director of Photography
Lunch Party
1996
Director of Photography
movieMessalina
1996
Director of Photography
movieCheckmate
1996
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieFatal Instinct
1996
Director of Photography
Wild East
1996
Director of Photography
movieGangland Bangers
1996
Director of Photography
movieAnal Palace
1995
Director of Photography
movieProvocation
1995
Director of Photography
movieMidnight Obsession
1995
Director of Photography
movieTarzan-X: Shame of Jane
1995
Director of Photography
movieJuliet & Romeo
1995
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieDon Salvatore: The Last Sicilian
1995
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieThe Gym Club
1995
Director of Photography
movieMalizia Italiana
1995
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
moviePaprika
1995
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieOperation Sex
1995
Director of Photography
movieSome Like It Hard
1995
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieMia moglie aperta a tutti
1995
Director of Photography
movieThe Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X
1994
Director of Photography
movieThe House of Pleasure
1994
Director of Photography
moviePrima le donne e i bambini
1992
Director of Photography
movieA Woman's Secret
1992
Director of Photography
movieDangerous Obsession
1991
Director of Photography
movieEleven Days, Eleven Nights 2
1991
Director of Photography
moviePassion's Flower
1991
Director of Photography
movieReturn from Death: Frankenstein 2000
1991
Director of Photography
movieAny Time, Any Play
1990
Director of Photography
movieDeep Blood
1990
Director of Photography
movieQuest for the Mighty Sword
1990
Director of Photography
movieHigh Finance Woman
1990
Director of Photography
movieBlue Angel Cafe
1989
Director of Photography
movie11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3
1989
Director of Photography
movieDirty Love
1988
Director of Photography
movieKilling Birds
1988
Director of Photography
movieDelizia
1986
Director of Photography
movieConvent of Sinners
1986
Director of Photography
movieA Lustful Mind
1986
Director of Photography
moviePeep Show
1986
Director of Photography
movieThe Pleasure
1985
Director of Photography
movieThe Alcove
1985
Director of Photography
movieEndgame
1983
Director of Photography
movieVirgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm
1983
Director of Photography
movieVirgin for the Roman Empire
1983
Director of Photography
movie2020 Texas Gladiators
1983
Director of Photography
movieThe Blade Master
1983
Director of Photography
movieAtor, the Fighting Eagle
1982
Director of Photography
movieSuper Hard Love
1982
Director of Photography
movieCuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa
1982
Director of Photography
movieCaligula: The Untold Story
1982
Director of Photography
movieStretta e bagnata
1982
Director of Photography
Le porno investigatrici
1981
Director of Photography
movieVoglia di sesso
1981
Director of Photography
movieAbsurd
1981
Director of Photography
movieSesso acerbo
1981
Director of Photography
movieLabbra vogliose
1981
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieGreedy Mouth
1981
Director of Photography
Le ereditiere superporno
1981
Director of Photography
moviePorno Holocaust
1981
Director of Photography
movieDesire
1981
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
movieSuper Climax
1980
Director of Photography
movieErotic Nights of the Living Dead
1980
Director of Photography
moviePorno Esotic Love
1980
Director of Photography
movieAnthropophagous
1980
Camera Operator
movieBlue Paradise
1980
Director of Photography
movieHard Sensation
1980
Director of Photography
movieBlue Erotic Climax
1980
Director of Photography
movieBeyond the Darkness
1979
Director of Photography
movieImages in a Convent
1979
Director of Photography
movieTough to Kill
1979
Director of Photography
moviePapaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
1978
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2
1978
Director of Photography
movieSexy Night Report n. 2
1978
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle and the White Slave Trade
1978
Director of Photography
movieCrazy Nights
1978
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle and the Last Cannibals
1977
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle Around the World
1977
Director of Photography
movieLadies' Doctor
1977
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle in America
1977
Director of Photography
movieBlack Cobra
1976
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle in Bangkok
1976
Director of Photography
movieShadows in an Empty Room
1976
Director of Photography
movieButtiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
1975
Director of Photography
movieEmanuelle and Françoise
1975
Director of Photography
movieThe Antichrist
1974
Director of Photography
movieChallenge to White Fang
1974
Second Unit Director of Photography
movieHow Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
1974
Director of Photography
movieThe Arena
1974
Director of Photography
movieAnima mia
1974
Director of Photography
movieMean Frank and Crazy Tony
1973
Director of Photography
movieThe Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury
1973
Director of Photography
movieDeath Smiles on a Murderer
1973
Director of Photography
movieThe Devil's Wedding Night
1973
Director of Photography
movieDiary of a Roman Virgin
1973
Director of Photography
moviePugni, pirati e karatè
1972
Director of Photography
movieThe Killer Is on the Phone
1972
Director of Photography
movieCrime Boss
1972
Director of Photography
movieWhat Have You Done to Solange?
1972
Director of Photography
movieBen & Charlie
1972
Director of Photography
movieMore Sexy Canterbury Tales
1972
Director of Photography
movieThe Cat in Heat
1972
Director of Photography
movieLet's Arm Ourselves and Go!
1971
Director of Photography
movieVendetta at Dawn
1971
Camera Operator
movieAdios Compañeros
1971
Director of Photography
movieCoffin Full of Dollars
1971
Director of Photography
movieDjango and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
1970
Director of Photography
movieDisperatamente l'estate scorsa
1970
Director of Photography
movieA Quiet Place to Kill
1970
Camera Operator
movieBandit Skin
1969
Director of Photography
movieThe Island of the Swedes
1969
Director of Photography
movieTwice a Judas
1968
Camera Operator
movieProfessionals for a Massacre
1967
Camera Operator
movieThompson 1880
1966
Camera Operator
movieViaggio di nozze all'italiana
1966
Camera Operator
movieSoldiers and corporals
1964
Camera Operator
movieAll the Other Girls Do!
1964
Camera Operator
movie2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
1964
Camera Operator
movieContempt
1963
Assistant Camera
movieCanzoni... in bikini
1963
Camera Operator
movieThe Sea
1962
Assistant Camera
movieGold of Rome
1961
Assistant Camera
movieHercules in the Haunted World
1961
Camera Operator
movieThe Golden Coach
1952
Still Photographer
movieÈ l'amor che mi rovina
1951
Still Photographer
movieL'inafferrabile 12
1950
Still Photographer
Writing40
movieRed Orchid
1998
Writer
movieRocco's Ghost
1997
Writer
movieMessalina
1996
Screenplay
moviePeep Show
1986
Story
movieEndgame
1983
Screenplay
movieEmanuelle's Perverse Outburst
1983
Screenplay
movieVirgin for the Roman Empire
1983
Screenplay
movieLabbra vogliose
1981
Writer
movieSuper Climax
1980
Writer
movieImages in a Convent
1979
Screenplay
movieEmanuelle and the White Slave Trade
1978
Screenplay, Story
movieCrazy Nights
1978
Writer
movieEmanuelle and the Last Cannibals
1977
Screenplay, Story
movieLadies' Doctor
1977
Screenplay
movieBlack Cobra
1976
Screenplay
movieRed Coat
1975
Screenplay, Story
movieDiary of a Roman Virgin
1973
Screenplay
Production27
movieExperiences
1999
Producer
movieMagic Eros
1998
Producer
movieAphrodite: Goddess of Love
1997
Director of Operations
movieDangerous Obsession
1991
Executive Producer
movieDoor Into Silence
1991
Executive Producer
movieBody Moves
1990
Executive Producer
movieTroll 2
1990
Associate Producer
movieBlue Angel Cafe
1989
Producer
movieHitcher in the Dark
1989
Producer
movieKilling Birds
1988
Producer
movieGhosthouse
1988
Producer
movieStage Fright
1987
Producer
movieWarrior Queen
1987
Associate Producer
movieInterzone
1987
Producer
movieDelizia
1986
Producer
movieConvent of Sinners
1986
Producer
movieEndgame
1983
Producer
movie2020 Texas Gladiators
1983
Producer
movieAbsurd
1981
Producer
moviePorno Video
1981
Producer
movieAnthropophagous
1980
Producer
movieBlue Paradise
1980
Producer
movieEmanuelle and Françoise
1975
Producer
Acting21
movieInferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieFantastiCozzi
2016
(voice) (archive footage)
movieHappy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieJoe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
2001
Himself (Archival Footage)
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
2001
(archive footage)
movieSono positivo
1999
Regista hardcore
movieSick-o-pathics
1995
Neighbour #2
movieRobbery Under Arms
1985
Trooper Shearer
movieEndgame
1983
Inspector (uncredited)
moviePorno Holocaust
1981
Reporter (uncredited)
movieAnthropophagous
1980
Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car
movieSexy Night Report
1977
Self (uncredited)
movieEmanuelle Around the World
1977
Halup Kilev (uncredited)
movieAnima mia
1974
Newsagent (uncredited)
movieWhat Have You Done to Solange?
1972
CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
movieMake the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
1968
Willy, Donovan henchman
movieOld Shatterhand
1964
Col. Hunter
Editing4
movieDelizia
1986
Editor
moviePeep Show
1986
Editor
Crew3
moviePaprika
1995
Script
movieAmadeus Mozart
1995
Cinematography
movieKilling Birds
1988
Photoscience Manager