Joe D'Amato

Born: 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​


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Emanuelle Around the World

as Halup Kilev (uncredited)
Released: 1977-09-16

Intrepid photojournalist Emanuelle arrives in San Francisco, where she briefly meets up with...

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Anthropophagous

as Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car
Released: 1980-08-07

Tourists take a boat to a remote island, where they find that most of the people have...

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Sexy Night Report

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1977-12-20

Laura Gemser, as Emanuelle, takes viewers on a worldwide perv vacation and introduces footage of...

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Old Shatterhand

as Col. Hunter
Released: 1964-04-30

Renegades trying to get the army to abandon their fort get the Indians addicted to whiskey, then...

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What Have You Done to Solange?

as CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)
Released: 1972-03-23

After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of...

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Endgame

as Inspector (uncredited)
Released: 1983-11-05

A telepathic mutant recruits a post World War III TV game show warrior to lead her band of...

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Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-09-05

Who was Joe D'Amato aka. Aristide Massaccesi? A genius of horror in the USA, a master of...

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More Sexy Canterbury Tales

as Monk
Released: 1972-01-01

The story of a group of monks, who are enjoying the forbidden pleasure of sexual adventures.

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Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!

as Willy, Donovan henchman
Released: 1968-05-16

A bounty hunter wants to catch the Bandit Carson because he has a lot of people in his gang who...

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FantastiCozzi

as (voice) (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-21

A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his...

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Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience

as Himself (Archival Footage)
Released: 2001-01-01

Documentary on various horror movies that Joe D'Amato directed and/or produced in the 1970's,...

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Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience

as Self
Released: 1999-09-23

The story of Joe D'Amato, Italian director of sexploitation and gore, narrated by himself.

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Sick-o-pathics

as Neighbour #2
Released: 1995-06-01

Anthology horror film with three tales consisting of a killer sex doll, a killer handbag and a...

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Robbery Under Arms

as Trooper Shearer
Released: 1985-03-28

Fourth adaptation and first made for television of the classic Australian bushranger novel...

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Sono Positivo

as uncredited
Released: 1999-01-01

A Southern Italian family is suddenly faced with AIDS. One of them has it. Which friend or...

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Anima mia

as Newsagent (uncredited)
Released: 1974-01-24

Insatiable playboy Marco Donati decides to marry his latest flame, the beautiful Francesca. When...

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Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia

as Polonio
Released: 1995-12-26

Luca Damiano’s version of the classic Hamlet, taking some of the most famous and familiar scenes...

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Porno Holocaust

as Reporter (uncredited)
Released: 1981-02-09

A group of castaways wash ashore on a deserted island in this Italian sex/gore movie. They are...

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