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Ruggero Deodato

Ruggero Deodato

Known For

Directing

Born

1939-05-07 in Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Biography

Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 - 29 December 2022) was an Italian film director. He has worked in a wide variety of genres, but is best known for his horror and exploitation films, and particularly for directing the controversial cult classic "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).

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