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Joe D'Amato

Joe D'Amato

ActorDirectorCinematographerWriterCrew Dec 15 (died age 62) Rome, Lazio, Italy 1950–2021 (71 year career)
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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-…

Known For

Contempt
Film

Contempt

Assistant Camera
Stage Fright
Film

Stage Fright

Producer
Beyond the Darkness
Film

Beyond the Darkness

Director
What Have You Done to Solange?
Film

What Have You Done to Solange?

CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
The Golden Coach
Film

The Golden Coach

Still Photographer
Hercules in the Haunted World
Film

Hercules in the Haunted World

Camera Operator
Anthropophagous
Film

Anthropophagous

Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car
The Antichrist
Film

The Antichrist

Director of Photography

Filmography

Crew (242)

Movies (242)

Sexy Pirates

Sexy Pirates

1999

Director

3.6
Sexy Pirates

Sexy Pirates

1999

Director of Photography

3.6
Sahara

Sahara

1998

Director

7.2
Sahara

Sahara

1998

Director of Photography

7.2
Phantom

Phantom

1998

Director

10.0
Phantom

Phantom

1998

Director of Photography

10.0
The Hyena

The Hyena

1997

Director

3.9
The Hyena

The Hyena

1997

Director of Photography

3.9
Le stagioni di Bel

Le stagioni di Bel

1997

Director

4.0
Queen of the Elephants

Queen of the Elephants

1997

Director

6.9
Queen of the Elephants

Queen of the Elephants

1997

Director of Photography

6.9
Caligula: The Deviant Emperor

Caligula: The Deviant Emperor

1997

Director

7.3
Caligula: The Deviant Emperor

Caligula: The Deviant Emperor

1997

Director of Photography

7.3
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

1996

Camera Operator

7.4
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

1996

Director

7.4
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

1996

Director of Photography

7.4
Top Girl

Top Girl

1996

Director

2.3
Messalina

Messalina

1996

Director

7.0
Messalina

Messalina

1996

Director of Photography

7.0
Messalina

Messalina

1996

Screenplay

7.0
Flamenco Ecstasy

Flamenco Ecstasy

1996

Camera Operator

10.0
Flamenco Ecstasy

Flamenco Ecstasy

1996

Director

10.0
Provocation

Provocation

1995

Director

5.3
Provocation

Provocation

1995

Director of Photography

5.3
Homo Erectus

Homo Erectus

1995

Director

5.0
Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia

Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia

1995

Director

6.4
Amadeus Mozart

Amadeus Mozart

1995

Cinematography

5.8
Amadeus Mozart

Amadeus Mozart

1995

Director

5.8
The House of Pleasure

The House of Pleasure

1994

Director

4.9
The House of Pleasure

The House of Pleasure

1994

Director of Photography

4.9
The Labyrinth of Love

The Labyrinth of Love

1994

Director

6.0
China and Sex

China and Sex

1994

Director

4.1
Marquis de Sade

Marquis de Sade

1994

Director

8.2
Chinese Kamasutra

Chinese Kamasutra

1993

Director

5.2
Tales of Red Chamber

Tales of Red Chamber

1993

Director

2.7
Love Project

Love Project

1992

Director

2.5
Instinct

Instinct

1992

Director

5.0
Il vizio infinito

Il vizio infinito

1992

Director

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1992

Director

2.3
A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1992

Director of Photography

2.3
Prima le donne e i bambini

Prima le donne e i bambini

1992

Director of Photography

Dangerous Obsession

Dangerous Obsession

1991

Director

3.6
Dangerous Obsession

Dangerous Obsession

1991

Director of Photography

3.6
Dangerous Obsession

Dangerous Obsession

1991

Executive Producer

3.6
The Devil In The Flesh

The Devil In The Flesh

1991

Director

1.3
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

1991

Director

4.0
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

1991

Director of Photography

4.0
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

1991

Producer

4.0
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

1991

Director

7.3
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

1991

Director of Photography

7.3
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

1991

Producer

7.3
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

1991

Screenplay

7.3
The Crawlers

The Crawlers

1991

Director

3.7
Passion's Flower

Passion's Flower

1991

Director

5.2
Passion's Flower

Passion's Flower

1991

Director of Photography

5.2
Door Into Silence

Door Into Silence

1991

Executive Producer

5.7
Troll 2

Troll 2

1990

Associate Producer

4.0
Quest for the Mighty Sword

Quest for the Mighty Sword

1990

Director

3.5
Quest for the Mighty Sword

Quest for the Mighty Sword

1990

Director of Photography

3.5
Quest for the Mighty Sword

Quest for the Mighty Sword

1990

Story

3.5
Deep Blood

Deep Blood

1990

Director of Photography

3.6
High Finance Woman

High Finance Woman

1990

Director

4.0
High Finance Woman

High Finance Woman

1990

Director of Photography

4.0
Any Time, Any Play

Any Time, Any Play

1990

Director

4.5
Any Time, Any Play

Any Time, Any Play

1990

Director of Photography

4.5
Body Moves

Body Moves

1990

Director

4.7
Body Moves

Body Moves

1990

Executive Producer

4.7
11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3

11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3

1989

Director

3.9
11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3

11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3

1989

Director of Photography

3.9
Hitcher in the Dark

Hitcher in the Dark

1989

Producer

4.4
Blue Angel Cafe

Blue Angel Cafe

1989

Director

5.4
Blue Angel Cafe

Blue Angel Cafe

1989

Director of Photography

5.4
Blue Angel Cafe

Blue Angel Cafe

1989

Producer

5.4
Dirty Love

Dirty Love

1988

Director

4.3
Dirty Love

Dirty Love

1988

Director of Photography

4.3
Top Model

Top Model

1988

Director

4.9
Witchery

Witchery

1988

Producer

5.0
Killing Birds

Killing Birds

1988

Director

3.6
Killing Birds

Killing Birds

1988

Director of Photography

3.6
Killing Birds

Killing Birds

1988

Photoscience Manager

3.6
Killing Birds

Killing Birds

1988

Producer

3.6
Ghosthouse

Ghosthouse

1988

Producer

5.1
Warrior Queen

Warrior Queen

1987

Producer

3.5
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights

1987

Director

5.0
Interzone

Interzone

1987

Producer

4.2
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

1987

Producer

6.5
Delizia

Delizia

1986

Director

4.1
Delizia

Delizia

1986

Director of Photography

4.1
Delizia

Delizia

1986

Editor

4.1
Delizia

Delizia

1986

Producer

4.1
A Lustful Mind

A Lustful Mind

1986

Director

4.6
A Lustful Mind

A Lustful Mind

1986

Director of Photography

4.6
Peep Show

Peep Show

1986

Director

4.5
Peep Show

Peep Show

1986

Director of Photography

4.5
Peep Show

Peep Show

1986

Editor

4.5
Peep Show

Peep Show

1986

Story

4.5
Convent of Sinners

Convent of Sinners

1986

Director

5.1
Convent of Sinners

Convent of Sinners

1986

Director of Photography

5.1
Convent of Sinners

Convent of Sinners

1986

Editor

5.1
Convent of Sinners

Convent of Sinners

1986

Producer

5.1
The Alcove

The Alcove

1985

Director

5.4
The Alcove

The Alcove

1985

Director of Photography

5.4
The Pleasure

The Pleasure

1985

Director

4.7
The Pleasure

The Pleasure

1985

Director of Photography

4.7
Love in Hong Kong

Love in Hong Kong

1983

Director

2.6
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst

Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst

1983

Director

5.4
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst

Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst

1983

Screenplay

5.4
2020 Texas Gladiators

2020 Texas Gladiators

1983

Director

4.1
2020 Texas Gladiators

2020 Texas Gladiators

1983

Director of Photography

4.1
2020 Texas Gladiators

2020 Texas Gladiators

1983

Producer

4.1
Endgame

Endgame

1983

Director

4.8
Endgame

Endgame

1983

Director of Photography

4.8
Endgame

Endgame

1983

Producer

4.8
Endgame

Endgame

1983

Screenplay

4.8
Caligula: The Untold Story

Caligula: The Untold Story

1982

Director

5.4
Caligula: The Untold Story

Caligula: The Untold Story

1982

Director of Photography

5.4
Caligula: The Untold Story

Caligula: The Untold Story

1982

Writer

5.4
The Blade Master

The Blade Master

1982

Director

3.0
The Blade Master

The Blade Master

1982

Director of Photography

3.0
The Blade Master

The Blade Master

1982

Writer

3.0
Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

1982

Director

3.9
Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

1982

Director of Photography

3.9
Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

1982

Writer

3.9
Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa

Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa

1982

Director of Photography

Absurd

Absurd

1981

Director

5.5
Absurd

Absurd

1981

Director of Photography

5.5
Absurd

Absurd

1981

Producer

5.5
Anthropophagous

Anthropophagous

1980

Camera Operator

5.4
Anthropophagous

Anthropophagous

1980

Director

5.4
Anthropophagous

Anthropophagous

1980

Producer

5.4
Anthropophagous

Anthropophagous

1980

Story

5.4
Blue Paradise

Blue Paradise

1980

Director

4.0
Blue Paradise

Blue Paradise

1980

Director of Photography

4.0
Blue Paradise

Blue Paradise

1980

Producer

4.0
Beyond the Darkness

Beyond the Darkness

1979

Director

6.5
Beyond the Darkness

Beyond the Darkness

1979

Director of Photography

6.5
Tough to Kill

Tough to Kill

1979

Director

5.0
Tough to Kill

Tough to Kill

1979

Director of Photography

5.0
Images in a Convent

Images in a Convent

1979

Director

5.0
Images in a Convent

Images in a Convent

1979

Director of Photography

5.0
Images in a Convent

Images in a Convent

1979

Screenplay

5.0
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

1978

Director

4.9
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

1978

Director of Photography

4.9
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

1978

Writer

4.9
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

1978

Director

4.9
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

1978

Director of Photography

4.9
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

1978

Screenplay

4.9
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

1978

Story

4.9
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

1978

Director

4.5
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

1978

Director of Photography

4.5
Sexy Night Report n. 2

Sexy Night Report n. 2

1978

Director

6.7
Sexy Night Report n. 2

Sexy Night Report n. 2

1978

Director of Photography

6.7
Sexy Night Report n. 2

Sexy Night Report n. 2

1978

Writer

6.7
Crazy Nights

Crazy Nights

1978

Director

3.4
Crazy Nights

Crazy Nights

1978

Director of Photography

3.4
Crazy Nights

Crazy Nights

1978

Writer

3.4
Emanuelle Around the World

Emanuelle Around the World

1977

Director

5.5
Emanuelle Around the World

Emanuelle Around the World

1977

Director of Photography

5.5
Emanuelle Around the World

Emanuelle Around the World

1977

Writer

5.5
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

1977

Director

5.1
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

1977

Director of Photography

5.1
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

1977

Screenplay

5.1
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

1977

Story

5.1
Emanuelle in America

Emanuelle in America

1977

Director

5.1
Emanuelle in America

Emanuelle in America

1977

Director of Photography

5.1
Ladies' Doctor

Ladies' Doctor

1977

Director

4.4
Ladies' Doctor

Ladies' Doctor

1977

Director of Photography

4.4
Ladies' Doctor

Ladies' Doctor

1977

Screenplay

4.4
Black Cobra

Black Cobra

1976

Director

4.2
Black Cobra

Black Cobra

1976

Director of Photography

4.2
Black Cobra

Black Cobra

1976

Screenplay

4.2
Vow of Chastity

Vow of Chastity

1976

Director

3.7
Emanuelle in Bangkok

Emanuelle in Bangkok

1976

Director

4.3
Emanuelle in Bangkok

Emanuelle in Bangkok

1976

Director of Photography

4.3
Shadows in an Empty Room

Shadows in an Empty Room

1976

Director of Photography

5.7
Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian

1975

Screenplay

2.0
Emanuelle and Françoise

Emanuelle and Françoise

1975

Director

5.0
Emanuelle and Françoise

Emanuelle and Françoise

1975

Director of Photography

5.0
Emanuelle and Françoise

Emanuelle and Françoise

1975

Producer

5.0
Emanuelle and Françoise

Emanuelle and Françoise

1975

Writer

5.0
Red Coat

Red Coat

1975

Director

6.0
Red Coat

Red Coat

1975

Screenplay

6.0
Red Coat

Red Coat

1975

Story

6.0
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto

Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto

1975

Director of Photography

The Arena

The Arena

1974

Director of Photography

5.3
The Antichrist

The Antichrist

1974

Director of Photography

6.1
Challenge to White Fang

Challenge to White Fang

1974

Second Unit Director of Photography

6.2
Anima mia

Anima mia

1974

Director of Photography

Heroes in Hell

Heroes in Hell

1974

Director

2.7
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General

How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General

1974

Director of Photography

6.2
Diary of a Roman Virgin

Diary of a Roman Virgin

1973

Director

1.0
Diary of a Roman Virgin

Diary of a Roman Virgin

1973

Director of Photography

1.0
Diary of a Roman Virgin

Diary of a Roman Virgin

1973

Screenplay

1.0
Death Smiles on a Murderer

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973

Director

5.8
Death Smiles on a Murderer

Death Smiles on a Murderer

1973

Director of Photography

5.8
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

Mean Frank and Crazy Tony

1973

Director of Photography

4.1
The Devil's Wedding Night

The Devil's Wedding Night

1973

Director

5.2
The Devil's Wedding Night

The Devil's Wedding Night

1973

Director of Photography

5.2
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

1973

Director

4.1
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

1973

Director of Photography

4.1
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

1973

Writer

4.1
Fra' Tazio da Velletri

Fra' Tazio da Velletri

1973

Director

4.2
Tales of Canterbury

Tales of Canterbury

1973

Director

1.0
Tales of Canterbury

Tales of Canterbury

1973

Writer

1.0
More Sexy Canterbury Tales

More Sexy Canterbury Tales

1972

Director

3.9
More Sexy Canterbury Tales

More Sexy Canterbury Tales

1972

Director of Photography

3.9
More Sexy Canterbury Tales

More Sexy Canterbury Tales

1972

Writer

3.9
Bounty Hunter in Trinity

Bounty Hunter in Trinity

1972

Director

4.6
Bounty Hunter in Trinity

Bounty Hunter in Trinity

1972

Writer

4.6
Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado

Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado

1972

Director

8.0
Pugni, pirati e karatè

Pugni, pirati e karatè

1972

Director

4.0
Pugni, pirati e karatè

Pugni, pirati e karatè

1972

Director of Photography

4.0
What Have You Done to Solange?

What Have You Done to Solange?

1972

Director of Photography

6.7
The Killer Is on the Phone

The Killer Is on the Phone

1972

Director of Photography

5.2
The Cat in Heat

The Cat in Heat

1972

Director of Photography

5.1
Ben & Charlie

Ben & Charlie

1972

Director of Photography

4.9
Crime Boss

Crime Boss

1972

Director of Photography

6.4
God Is My Colt

God Is My Colt

1972

Director

6.0
Adios Compañeros

Adios Compañeros

1971

Director of Photography

5.7
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!

1971

Director of Photography

6.1
Coffin Full of Dollars

Coffin Full of Dollars

1971

Director of Photography

5.3
Vendetta at Dawn

Vendetta at Dawn

1971

Camera Operator

3.8
A Quiet Place to Kill

A Quiet Place to Kill

1970

Camera Operator

6.6
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End

Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End

1970

Director of Photography

4.5
Disperatamente l'estate scorsa

Disperatamente l'estate scorsa

1970

Director of Photography

6.0
The Island of the Swedes

The Island of the Swedes

1969

Director of Photography

3.6
Bandit Skin

Bandit Skin

1969

Director of Photography

8.0
Twice a Judas

Twice a Judas

1968

Camera Operator

5.9
Professionals for a Massacre

Professionals for a Massacre

1967

Camera Operator

5.5
Thompson 1880

Thompson 1880

1966

Camera Operator

4.0
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana

Viaggio di nozze all'italiana

1966

Camera Operator

4.0
Soldiers and corporals

Soldiers and corporals

1964

Camera Operator

4.5
All the Other Girls Do!

All the Other Girls Do!

1964

Camera Operator

5.0
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge

1964

Camera Operator

4.6
Contempt

Contempt

1963

Assistant Camera

7.0
Canzoni... in bikini

Canzoni... in bikini

1963

Camera Operator

7.0
The Sea

The Sea

1962

Assistant Camera

5.9
Gold of Rome

Gold of Rome

1961

Assistant Camera

6.5
Hercules in the Haunted World

Hercules in the Haunted World

1961

Camera Operator

6.6
The Golden Coach

The Golden Coach

1952

Still Photographer

7.1
È l'amor che mi rovina

È l'amor che mi rovina

1951

Still Photographer

7.0
L'inafferrabile 12

L'inafferrabile 12

1950

Still Photographer

6.8