Ruggero Deodato

Known for Directing

Born

May 7, 1939

Died

December 29, 2022 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Also Known As

Roger RockefellerRoger GodeyRoger DrakeRoger DeodatoReggero DeodatiRoger Franklin

Biography

Ruggero Deodato (7 May 1939 - 29 December 2022) was an Italian film director. He has worked in a wide variety of genres, but is best known for his horror and exploitation films, and particularly for directing the controversial cult classic "Cannibal Holocaust" (1980).