Joe D'Amato
Biography
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
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Movies (50)
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
2021
FantastiCozzi
as (voice) (archive footage)
2016
Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
as Himself (Archival Footage)
2001
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
as (archive footage)
2001
Harem 2000
Director (Directing)
1999
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
as Self
1999
Lussuria
Director of Photography (Camera)
1999
Experiences 2
Director (Directing)
1999
Experiences
Director of Photography (Camera)
1999
Dreams of a Country Girl
Director (Directing)
1999
La Figlia Del Padrino
Director (Directing)
1999
Sono Positivo
1999
Sexy Pirates
Director (Directing)
1999
Romanza
Director (Directing)
1999
Outlaws 2
Director (Directing)
1999
Arrogance: No Limits
Director (Directing)
1999
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island
Director (Directing)
1998
Red Orchid
Director (Directing)
1998
Sex Penitentiary
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Eternal Desire
Director (Directing)
1998
Calamity Jane 2
Director (Directing)
1998
Prague Exposed
Director (Directing)
1998
Showgirl
Director (Directing)
1998
The Venexiana
Director (Directing)
1998
Magic Eros
Producer (Production)
1998
Il laureato
Director (Directing)
1998
Thief of Love
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Lady in the Iron Mask
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Raiders
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Phantom
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Off Limits
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Outlaws
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Blow Up
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
The Devil's Lair
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Prima e dopo la cura
Director (Directing)
1998
Calamity Jane
Director of Photography (Camera)
1998
Elixir
Director (Directing)
1998
Sahara
Director (Directing)
1998
Othello: Dangerous Desire
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
Raw and Naked
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
The Hyena
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
House of Anal Perversions
Director (Directing)
1997
The Boxer 2
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
Hercules: A Sex Adventure
Director of Photography (Camera)
1997
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
Director (Directing)
1997
All the President's Women
Director (Directing)
1997
Goya and the Naked Maja
Director (Directing)
1997
Nero: Orgy of Fire
Director (Directing)
1997