According to the daily Il Messaggero, Ruggero Deodato, the Italian filmmaker of the violent and divisive 1980 movie Cannibal Holocaust, passed away on Thursday in Rome. He was 83.
Eli Roth’s Hostel Part II (2007) included Deodato in a cameo as a cannibal, and the American horrormeister utilized Cannibal Holocaust as an inspiration for Ruggero Deodato’s own cannibal movie, The Green Inferno (2013).
Where will Ruggero Deodato be buried? Burial site and Find a Grave details
Oliver Stone and Quentin Tarantino have both credited him as an influence.
Deodato, who was born in Potenza, Italy, on May 7, 1939, served as Roberto Rossellini’s assistant director on Il Generale Della Rovere (1959) and Escape by Night (1960), as well as Sergio Corbucci on the spaghetti Westerns Django and Ringo and His Golden Pistol (1966), both of which were produced by the latter.
His first film as a filmmaker was Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964).
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man (1976), Jungle Holocaust (1977), The House on the Edge of the Park (1980), Body Count (1986), The Barbarians (1987), The Washing Machine (1993), and Deathcember were other films in his resume.
Ruggero Deodato’s final resting place is not disclosed at the time of this publication. We’ll update you when the family makes an announcement.
