Joe D'Amato
Directing
🎂 1936-12-15
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​
Cast credits(20)
Self (uncredited)
1977
Halup Kilev (uncredited)
1977
Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car
1980
CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
1972
Col. Hunter
1964
Inspector (uncredited)
1983
Self (archive footage)
2021
Monk
1972
(voice) (archive footage)
2016
Willy, Donovan henchman
1968
Self
1999
Trooper Shearer
1985
Newsagent (uncredited)
1974
1999
Neighbour #2
1995
Self
1996
Self (archive footage)
2015
Himself (Archival Footage)
2001
Polonio
1995
Reporter (uncredited)
1981
Directing (202)
Director
1985
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1994
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1977
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1982
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1976
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1986
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1986
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1976
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1972
Director
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1999
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1980
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1974
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1998
Director
1980
Co-Director
1981
Director
1981
Director
1981
Director
1981
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1982
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1982
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1997
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1995
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1999
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1993
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1983
Camera (185)
Director of Photography
1985
Director of Photography
1977
Director of Photography
1996
Camera Operator
1996
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1996
Director of Photography
1994
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1981
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1978
Assistant Camera
1963
Director of Photography
1977
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1978
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1978
Director of Photography
1978
Director of Photography
1989
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1972
Director of Photography
1997
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1977
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1982
Director of Photography
1974
Director of Photography
1970
Director of Photography
1975
Camera Operator
1980
Director of Photography
1977
Director of Photography
1973
Director of Photography
1982
Director of Photography
1976
Director of Photography
1976
Still Photographer
1952
Director of Photography
1972
Director of Photography
1976
Camera Operator
1961
Director of Photography
1986
Director of Photography
1988
Director of Photography
1986
Director of Photography
1974
Director of Photography
1985
Director of Photography
1979
Second Unit Director of Photography
1974
Director of Photography
1971
Director of Photography
1986
Director of Photography
1986
Director of Photography
1973
Director of Photography
1991
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1978
Director of Photography
1973
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1972
Camera Operator
1968
Camera Operator
1970
Director of Photography
1988
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1991
Director of Photography
1991
Director of Photography
1971
Director of Photography
1971
Director of Photography
1972
Director of Photography
1972
Director of Photography
1982
Assistant Camera
1961
Director of Photography
1972
Camera Operator
1967
Camera Operator
1964
Director of Photography
1974
Camera Operator
1963
Director of Photography
1999
Director of Photography
1992
Camera Operator
1964
Director of Photography
1980
Camera Operator
1966
Director of Photography
1982
Still Photographer
1950
Camera Operator
1971
Director of Photography
1969
Director of Photography
1973
Still Photographer
1951
Assistant Camera
1962
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1991
Director of Photography
1974
Director of Photography
1992
Director of Photography
1973
Camera Operator
1964
Director of Photography
1979
Director of Photography
1975
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1989
Director of Photography
1970
Camera Operator
1966
Director of Photography
1972
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
1981
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
1995
Camera Operator
1995
Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
1996
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1996
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
1998
Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
1996
Director of Photography
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Camera Operator
1998
Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
1995
Camera Operator
1995
Director of Photography
1995
Camera Operator
1995
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1999
Director of Photography
1999
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
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Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1979
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1995
Camera Operator
1995
Camera Operator
1997
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1983
Director of Photography
1996
Camera Operator
1996
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1994
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1998
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
1981
Director of Photography
1981
Camera Operator
1981
Director of Photography
1981
Director of Photography
1981
Director of Photography
1981
Director of Photography
1981
Camera Operator
1981
Director of Photography
1982
Director of Photography
1982
Director of Photography
1997
Director of Photography
1980
Director of Photography
1969
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1995
Camera Operator
1995
Director of Photography
1997
Writing (43)
Screenplay
1977
Writer
1978
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1977
Story
1977
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1978
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1978
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1978
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1978
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1977
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1982
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1975
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1980
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1982
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1976
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1986
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1983
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1972
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1990
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1982
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1983
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1972
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1973
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1975
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1975
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1991
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1975
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1973
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1973
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1995
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1980
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1981
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1998
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1996
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1994
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1996
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1983
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1980
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1983
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1979
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1981
Production (27)
Producer
1987
Associate Producer
1990
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1981
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1975
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1980
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1988
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1986
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1983
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1989
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1983
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1988
Executive Producer
1991
Producer
1987
Producer
1991
Producer
1980
Producer
1991
Executive Producer
1991
Producer
1989
Executive Producer
1990
Producer
1998
Director of Operations
1997
Producer
1998
Producer
1981
Producer
1999