Joe D'Amato

About

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...

Known for

Chinese KamasutraMovie • 1993Old ShatterhandMovie • 1964Sono positivoMovie • 1999A Quiet Place to KillMovie • 1970ProvocationMovie • 1995EndgameMovie • 1983ContemptMovie • 1963The Blade MasterMovie • 1983Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2Movie • 1978Emanuelle and the Last CannibalsMovie • 1977Emanuelle Around the WorldMovie • 1977Peep ShowMovie • 1986Troll 2Movie • 1990Sexy Night Report n. 2Movie • 1978Door Into SilenceMovie • 1991Eleven Days, Eleven NightsMovie • 1987Caligula: The Untold StoryMovie • 1982Emanuelle and the White Slave TradeMovie • 1978Convent of SinnersMovie • 1986Emanuelle in BangkokMovie • 1976AnthropophagousMovie • 1980Emanuelle in AmericaMovie • 1977Beyond the DarknessMovie • 1979The ArenaMovie • 1974