Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 15, 1936
Died
Jan 23, 1999
Place of Birth
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Credits
269 titles
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
Known For
Filmography
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
Self (archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
(voice) (archive footage)
Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
Self (archive footage)
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
(archive footage)
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
Himself (Archival Footage)
Harem 2000
Director
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Self
Lussuria
Director of Photography
Experiences 2
Director
Experiences
Director of Photography
Dreams of a Country Girl
Director
La Figlia Del Padrino
Director
Sexy Pirates
Director
Sono positivo
Regista hardcore
Romanza
Director
Outlaws 2
Director
Arrogance: No Limits
Director
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island
Director
Red Orchid
Director
Sex Penitentiary
Director of Photography
Eternal Desire
Director
Calamity Jane 2
Director
Prague Exposed
Director
Showgirl
Director
The Venexiana
Director
Magic Eros
Producer
Il laureato
Director
Thief of Love
Director of Photography
Lady in the Iron Mask
Director of Photography
Raiders
Director of Photography
Phantom
Director of Photography
Off Limits
Director of Photography
The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses
Director of Photography
Outlaws
Director of Photography
Blow Up
Director of Photography
The Devil's Lair
Director of Photography
Prima e dopo la cura
Director
Calamity Jane
Director of Photography
Elixir
Director
Sahara
Director
Othello: Dangerous Desire
Director of Photography
Raw and Naked
Director of Photography
The Hyena
Director of Photography
House of Anal Perversions
Director
The Boxer 2
Director of Photography
Hercules: A Sex Adventure
Director of Photography
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
Director
All the President's Women
Director
Goya and the Naked Maja
Director
Nero: Orgy of Fire
Director