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.
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Known For
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
(1978)
Director
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
(1977)
Director
The Final Chapter
(1989)
Director
Emanuelle Around the World
(1977)
Director
Black Cobra
(1976)
Director
Emanuelle in America
(1977)
Director
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights
(1987)
Director
Anthropophagous
(1980)
Director
Emanuelle in Bangkok
(1976)
Director
The Hyena
(1997)
Director
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
(1982)
Director
Dirty Love
(1988)
Director
Caligula: The Untold Story
(1982)
Director
Sexy Night Report n. 2
(1978)
Director
Beyond the Darkness
(1979)
Director
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2
(1978)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado
(1972)
Director
Fists, Pirate & Karate
(1972)
Director
More Sexy Canterbury Tales
(1972)
Director
God Is My Colt
(1972)
Director
Tales of Canterbury
(1973)
Director
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury
(1973)
Director
Diary of a Roman Virgin
(1973)
Director
Death Smiles on a Murderer
(1973)
Director
Fra' Tazio da Velletri
(1973)
Director
The Devil's Wedding Night
(1973)
Director
Heroes in Hell
(1974)
Director
Red Coat
(1975)
Director
Emanuelle and Françoise
(1975)
Director
Emanuelle in Bangkok
(1976)
Director
Black Cobra
(1976)
Director
Vow of Chastity
(1976)
Director
Emanuelle in America
(1977)
Director
Emanuelle Around the World
(1977)
Director
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
(1977)
Director
Ladies' Doctor
(1977)
Director
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
(1978)
Director
Crazy Nights
(1978)
Director
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2
(1978)
Director
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
(1978)
Director
Sexy Night Report n. 2
(1978)
Director
Images in a Convent
(1979)
Director
Beyond the Darkness
(1979)
Director
Justine and the Whip
(1979)
Director
Tough to Kill
(1979)
Director
Pleasure Shop on the Avenue
(1979)
Director
Blue Paradise
(1980)
Director
Sex and Black Magic
(1980)
Director
Porno Esotic Love
(1980)
Director
Blue Erotic Climax
(1980)
Director
Anthropophagous
(1980)
Director
Exotic Malice
(1980)
Director
Hard Sensation
(1980)
Director
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
(1980)
Director
Super Climax
(1980)
Director
Absurd
(1981)
Director
Il mondo perverso di Beatrice
(1981)
Director
Labbra vogliose
(1981)
Co-Director
Caldo profumo di vergine
(1981)
Director
Sesso acerbo
(1981)
Director
Porno Holocaust
(1981)
Director
Desire
(1981)
Director
Voglia di sesso
(1981)
Director
Le porno investigatrici
(1981)
Director
Desire
(1981)
Director
Caligula: The Untold Story
(1982)
Director
The Essence of Sex
(1982)
Director
Cannibal Love
(1982)
Director
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
(1982)
Director
The Blade Master
(1982)
Director
Stretta e bagnata
(1982)
Director
Super Hard Love
(1982)
Director
Manuela's Perverse Outburst
(1983)
Director
2020 Texas Gladiators
(1983)
Director
Endgame
(1983)
Director
Virgin for the Roman Empire
(1983)
Director
Virgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm
(1983)
Director
Love in Hong Kong
(1983)
Director
The Alcove
(1985)
Director
The Pleasure
(1985)
Director
Delizia
(1986)
Director
A Lustful Mind
(1986)
Director
Want to Watch
(1986)
Director
Convent of Sinners
(1986)
Director
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights
(1987)
Director
Dirty Love
(1988)
Director
Killing Birds
(1988)
Director
Top Model
(1988)
Director
Blue Angel Cafe
(1989)
Director
The Final Chapter
(1989)
Director
Any Time, Any Play
(1990)
Director
High Finance Woman
(1990)
Director
Ator IV: The Hobgoblin
(1990)
Director
Deep Blood
(1990)
Director
The Devil In The Flesh
(1991)
Director
Dangerous Obsession
(1991)
Director
Passion's Flower
(1991)
Director
Web of Desire
(1991)
Director
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000
(1991)
Director
Instinct
(1992)
Director
A Woman's Secret
(1992)
Director
Love Project
(1992)
Director
Francesca's Castle
(1992)
Director
Il vizio infinito
(1992)
Director
Tales of Red Chamber
(1993)
Director
Chinese Kamasutra
(1993)
Director
Rosa...Caldi rapporti anali
(1993)
Director
The Labyrinth of Love
(1994)
Director
China and Sex
(1994)
Director
The House of Pleasure
(1994)
Director
Barone Von Masoch
(1994)
Director
Marquis de Sade
(1994)
Director
The Erotic Adventures of Marco Polo
(1994)
Director
Le casalinghe preferiscono gli stalloni
(1994)
Director
The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X
(1994)
Director
Ghosts in the Castle
(1994)
Director
L'alcova dei piaceri proibiti
(1994)
Director
120 Days of Sodom
(1995)
Director
Operation Sex
(1995)
Director
Sea, Sex, and Fun
(1995)
Director
Mia moglie aperta a tutti
(1995)
Director
Midnight Obsession
(1995)
Director
Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane
(1995)
Director
Decameron 2: Tales of Desire
(1995)
Director
Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia
(1995)
Director
Amadeus Mozart
(1995)
Director
Tarzhard - The Return
(1995)
Director
Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian
(1995)
Director
Homo Erectus
(1995)
Director
Colpo dell'anno
(1995)
Director
Juliet & Romeo
(1995)
Director
All Grown Up
(1995)
Director
Paprika
(1995)
Director
Provocation
(1995)
Director
Passion in Venice
(1995)
Director
The Gym Club
(1995)
Director
Malizia Italiana
(1995)
Director
The Joy Club
(1995)
Director
Some Like It Hard
(1995)
Director
Snow White and 7 Dwarfs
(1995)
Director
Anthony and Cleopatra
(1996)
Director
Checkmate
(1996)
Director
Torero
(1996)
Director
Forbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra
(1996)
Director
Wild East
(1996)
Director
Gypsy Seduction
(1996)
Director
Sex Penitentiary
(1996)
Director
Lunch Party
(1996)
Director
Donna Flor and Her Three Husbands
(1996)
Director
Fatal Instinct
(1996)
Director
Dangerous
(1996)
Director
Gangland Bangers
(1996)
Director
Love and Psyche
(1996)
Director
Il Monaco
(1996)
Director
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives
(1996)
Director
Messalina
(1996)
Director
Top Girl
(1996)
Director
Carmen
(1996)
Director
Flamenco Ecstasy
(1996)
Director
Dreams of a Gigolo
(1996)
Director
Caligula: The Deviant Emperor
(1997)
Director
Samson in the Amazon's Land
(1997)
Director
Sodom & Gamorra
(1997)
Director
Raw and Naked
(1997)
Director
Rocco's Ghost
(1997)
Director
The Seven Sexy Sins
(1997)
Director
Demons of Lust
(1997)
Director
Queen of the Elephants
(1997)
Director
Hercules: A Sex Adventure
(1997)
Director
The Boxer 2
(1997)
Director
Othello Dangerous Desire
(1997)
Director
The Last Fight
(1997)
Director
The Boxer
(1997)
Director
Olympus: Refuge of Gods
(1997)
Director
Rudy
(1997)
Director
The Hyena
(1997)
Director
House of Anal Perversions
(1997)
Director
Le stagioni di Bel
(1997)
Director
Cop Sucker II
(1997)
Director
Anal Strippers X-posed
(1997)
Director
Forbidden Diary of the two Princesses
(1997)
Director
All the President's Women
(1997)
Director
Goya and the Naked Maja
(1997)
Director
Nero: Orgy of Fire
(1997)
Director
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
(1997)
Director
Eternal Desire
(1998)
Director
Lady in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Director
Sahara
(1998)
Director
Raiders
(1998)
Director
Thief of Love
(1998)
Director
Off Limits
(1998)
Director
Phantom
(1998)
Director
The Venexiana
(1998)
Director
Elixir
(1998)
Director
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island
(1998)
Director
The Devil's Lair
(1998)
Director
Blow Up
(1998)
Director
The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses
(1998)
Director
Calamity Jane
(1998)
Director
Outlaws
(1998)
Director
Il laureato
(1998)
Director
Showgirl
(1998)
Director
Prague Exposed
(1998)
Director
Prima e dopo la cura
(1998)
Director
Calamity Jane 2
(1998)
Director
Red Orchid
(1998)
Director
Arrogance: No Limits
(1999)
Director
Harem 2000
(1999)
Director
Experiences 2
(1999)
Director
Experiences
(1999)
Director
Lussuria
(1999)
Director
Outlaws 2
(1999)
Director
Dreams of a Country Girl
(1999)
Director
I predatori delle Antille
(1999)
Director
La Figlia Del Padrino
(1999)
Director
Romanza
(1999)
Director
Acting
Old Shatterhand
(1964)
Col. Hunter
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
(1968)
Willy, Donovan henchman
More Sexy Canterbury Tales
(1972)
Monk
What Have You Done to Solange?
(1972)
CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia
(1974)
Newsagent (uncredited)
Emanuelle Around the World
(1977)
Halup Kilev (uncredited)
Sexy Night Report
(1977)
Self (uncredited)
Anthropophagous
(1980)
Bearded man exiting the cable car (uncredited)
Porno Holocaust
(1981)
Reporter (uncredited)
Endgame
(1983)
Inspector (uncredited)
Robbery Under Arms
(1985)
Trooper Shearer
Sick-o-pathics
(1995)
Neighbour #2
Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia
(1995)
Polonio
Heidi im Pornoland
(1996)
Self
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
(1999)
Self
Sono Positivo
(1999)
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
(2001)
Himself (Archival Footage)
Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
(2015)
Self (archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
(2016)
(voice) (archive footage)
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Camera
L'inafferrabile 12
(1950)
Still Photographer
È l'amor che mi rovina
(1951)
Still Photographer
The Golden Coach
(1952)
Still Photographer
Hercules in the Haunted World
(1961)
Camera Operator
Gold of Rome
(1961)
Assistant Camera
The Sea
(1962)
Assistant Camera
Canzoni... in bikini
(1963)
Camera Operator
Contempt
(1963)
Assistant Camera
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
(1964)
Camera Operator
Soldati e caporali
(1964)
Camera Operator
All the Other Girls Do!
(1964)
Camera Operator
Thompson 1880
(1966)
Camera Operator
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana
(1966)
Camera Operator
Professionals for a Massacre
(1967)
Camera Operator
Twice a Judas
(1968)
Camera Operator
The Island of the Swedes
(1969)
Director of Photography
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
(1970)
Director of Photography
Disperatamente l'estate scorsa
(1970)
Director of Photography
A Quiet Place to Kill
(1970)
Camera Operator
Adios Compañeros
(1971)
Director of Photography
Armiamoci e partite!
(1971)
Director of Photography
Vendetta at Dawn
(1971)
Camera Operator
Coffin Full of Dollars
(1971)
Director of Photography
More Sexy Canterbury Tales
(1972)
Director of Photography
What Have You Done to Solange?
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Cat in Heat
(1972)
Director of Photography
Ben & Charlie
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Killer Is on the Phone
(1972)
Director of Photography
Crime Boss
(1972)
Director of Photography
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
(1973)
Director of Photography
Death Smiles on a Murderer
(1973)
Director of Photography
The Devil's Wedding Night
(1973)
Director of Photography
Diary of a Roman Virgin
(1973)
Director of Photography
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury
(1973)
Director of Photography
The Antichrist
(1974)
Director of Photography
Brigitte, Laura, Ursula, Monica, Raquel, Litz, Florinda, Barbara, Claudia, e Sofia le chiamo tutte... anima mia
(1974)
Director of Photography
The Arena
(1974)
Director of Photography
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
(1974)
Director of Photography
Challenge to White Fang
(1974)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Emanuelle and Françoise
(1975)
Director of Photography
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
(1975)
Director of Photography
Black Cobra
(1976)
Director of Photography
Emanuelle in Bangkok
(1976)
Director of Photography
Shadows in an Empty Room
(1976)
Director of Photography
Emanuelle in America
(1977)
Director of Photography
Emanuelle Around the World
(1977)
Director of Photography
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
(1977)
Director of Photography
Ladies' Doctor
(1977)
Director of Photography
Crazy Nights
(1978)
Director of Photography
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2
(1978)
Director of Photography
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
(1978)
Director of Photography
Sexy Night Report n. 2
(1978)
Director of Photography
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
(1978)
Director of Photography
Images in a Convent
(1979)
Director of Photography
Beyond the Darkness
(1979)
Director of Photography
Blue Paradise
(1980)
Director of Photography
Super Climax
(1980)
Director of Photography
Blue Erotic Climax
(1980)
Director of Photography
Anthropophagous
(1980)
Camera Operator
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
(1980)
Director of Photography
Hard Sensation
(1980)
Director of Photography
Porno Esotic Love
(1980)
Director of Photography
Sesso acerbo
(1981)
Director of Photography
Desire
(1981)
Director of Photography
Le ereditiere superporno
(1981)
Director of Photography
Labbra vogliose
(1981)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Le porno investigatrici
(1981)
Director of Photography
Desire
(1981)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Absurd
(1981)
Director of Photography
Voglia di sesso
(1981)
Director of Photography
Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa
(1982)
Director of Photography
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
(1982)
Director of Photography
Stretta e bagnata
(1982)
Director of Photography
The Blade Master
(1982)
Director of Photography
Super Hard Love
(1982)
Director of Photography
Caligula: The Untold Story
(1982)
Director of Photography
Virgin for the Roman Empire
(1983)
Director of Photography
Endgame
(1983)
Director of Photography
2020 Texas Gladiators
(1983)
Director of Photography
Virgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm
(1983)
Director of Photography
The Alcove
(1985)
Director of Photography
The Pleasure
(1985)
Director of Photography
Delizia
(1986)
Director of Photography
A Lustful Mind
(1986)
Director of Photography
Want to Watch
(1986)
Director of Photography
Convent of Sinners
(1986)
Director of Photography
Killing Birds
(1988)
Director of Photography
Dirty Love
(1988)
Director of Photography
The Final Chapter
(1989)
Director of Photography
Blue Angel Cafe
(1989)
Director of Photography
Any Time, Any Play
(1990)
Director of Photography
High Finance Woman
(1990)
Director of Photography
Deep Blood
(1990)
Director of Photography
Ator IV: The Hobgoblin
(1990)
Director of Photography
Passion's Flower
(1991)
Director of Photography
Dangerous Obsession
(1991)
Director of Photography
Web of Desire
(1991)
Director of Photography
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000
(1991)
Director of Photography
A Woman's Secret
(1992)
Director of Photography
Prima le donne e i bambini
(1992)
Director of Photography
The House of Pleasure
(1994)
Director of Photography
The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X
(1994)
Director of Photography
Some Like It Hard
(1995)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Mia moglie aperta a tutti
(1995)
Director of Photography
Operation Sex
(1995)
Director of Photography
Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian
(1995)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Paprika
(1995)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
The Gym Club
(1995)
Director of Photography
Midnight Obsession
(1995)
Director of Photography
120 Days of Sodom
(1995)
Director of Photography
Malizia Italiana
(1995)
Camera Operator and Director of Photography
Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane
(1995)
Director of Photography
Forbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra
(1996)
Director of Photography
Flamenco Ecstasy
(1996)
Camera Operator
Checkmate
(1996)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Love and Psyche
(1996)
Director of Photography
Messalina
(1996)
Director of Photography
Lunch Party
(1996)
Director of Photography
Carmen
(1996)
Camera Operator and Director of Photography
Dreams of a Gigolo
(1996)
Director of Photography
Sex Penitentiary
(1996)
Director of Photography
Fatal Instinct
(1996)
Director of Photography
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives
(1996)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Caligula: The Deviant Emperor
(1997)
Director of Photography
Samson in the Amazon's Land
(1997)
Director of Photography
Olympus: Refuge of Gods
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Last Fight
(1997)
Director of Photography
Othello Dangerous Desire
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Hyena
(1997)
Director of Photography
Flying Nurses
(1997)
Director of Photography
Queen of the Elephants
(1997)
Director of Photography
Rocco's Ghost
(1997)
Director of Photography
Rudy
(1997)
Camera Operator
Anal Strippers X-posed
(1997)
Director of Photography
House of Anal Perversions
(1997)
Director of Photography
Hercules: A Sex Adventure
(1997)
Director of Photography
Raw and Naked
(1997)
Director of Photography
Goya and the Naked Maja
(1997)
Director of Photography
All the President's Women
(1997)
Director of Photography
Forbidden Diary of the two Princesses
(1997)
Director of Photography
Cop Sucker II
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Boxer 2
(1997)
Director of Photography
Demons of Lust
(1997)
Director of Photography
Sodom & Gamorra
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Seven Sexy Sins
(1997)
Director of Photography
Sahara
(1998)
Director of Photography
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island
(1998)
Director of Photography
Calamity Jane
(1998)
Director of Photography
The Devil's Lair
(1998)
Director of Photography
Outlaws
(1998)
Director of Photography
The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses
(1998)
Director of Photography
Blow Up
(1998)
Director of Photography
Thief of Love
(1998)
Director of Photography
Lady in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Director of Photography
Off Limits
(1998)
Director of Photography
Raiders
(1998)
Director of Photography
Showgirl
(1998)
Director of Photography
Eternal Desire
(1998)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
The Venexiana
(1998)
Director of Photography and Camera Operator
Phantom
(1998)
Director of Photography
Dreams of a Country Girl
(1999)
Director of Photography
Experiences
(1999)
Director of Photography
Lussuria
(1999)
Director of Photography
Writing
More Sexy Canterbury Tales
(1972)
Writer
Bounty Hunter in Trinity
(1972)
Writer
Tales of Canterbury
(1973)
Writer
Diary of a Roman Virgin
(1973)
Screenplay
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury
(1973)
Writer
Emanuelle and Françoise
(1975)
Writer
Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian
(1975)
Screenplay
Red Coat
(1975)
Screenplay and Story
Black Cobra
(1976)
Screenplay
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
(1977)
Screenplay and Story
Emanuelle Around the World
(1977)
Writer
Ladies' Doctor
(1977)
Screenplay
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2
(1978)
Writer
Crazy Nights
(1978)
Writer
Sexy Night Report n. 2
(1978)
Writer
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
(1978)
Screenplay and Story
Pleasure Shop on the Avenue
(1979)
Writer
Images in a Convent
(1979)
Screenplay
Anthropophagous
(1980)
Story
Sex and Black Magic
(1980)
Writer
Super Climax
(1980)
Writer
Caldo profumo di vergine
(1981)
Writer
Labbra vogliose
(1981)
Writer
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
(1982)
Writer
The Blade Master
(1982)
Writer
Caligula: The Untold Story
(1982)
Writer
Virgin for the Roman Empire
(1983)
Screenplay
Virgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm
(1983)
Screenplay
Endgame
(1983)
Screenplay
Manuela's Perverse Outburst
(1983)
Screenplay
Want to Watch
(1986)
Story
Ator IV: The Hobgoblin
(1990)
Screenplay
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000
(1991)
Screenplay
The Erotic Adventures of Marco Polo
(1994)
Writer
Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane
(1995)
Writer
Messalina
(1996)
Screenplay
Lunch Party
(1996)
Writer
Anthony and Cleopatra
(1996)
Writer
Rocco's Ghost
(1997)
Writer
Red Orchid
(1998)
Writer
Production
Emanuelle and Françoise
(1975)
Producer
Blue Paradise
(1980)
Producer
Anthropophagous
(1980)
Producer
Porno Video
(1981)
Producer
Absurd
(1981)
Producer
2020 Texas Gladiators
(1983)
Producer
Endgame
(1983)
Producer
Delizia
(1986)
Producer
Interzone
(1987)
Producer
StageFright
(1987)
Producer
Warrior Queen
(1987)
Producer
Witchery
(1988)
Producer
Killing Birds
(1988)
Producer
Ghosthouse
(1988)
Producer
Blue Angel Cafe
(1989)
Producer
Hitcher in the Dark
(1989)
Producer
Body Moves
(1990)
Executive Producer
Troll 2
(1990)
Associate Producer
Door to Silence
(1991)
Executive Producer
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000
(1991)
Producer
Web of Desire
(1991)
Producer
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
(1997)
Director of Operations
Magic Eros
(1998)
Producer
Prima e dopo la cura
(1998)
Producer
Experiences
(1999)
Producer
Editing
Justine and the Whip
(1979)
Editor
Delizia
(1986)
Editor
Want to Watch
(1986)
Editor
Convent of Sinners
(1986)
Editor
Crew