Directing
Joe D'Amato
IT, EN, DE, FR cinema · 269 credits
Born
15 December 1936
Died
23 January 1999 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Also known as Aristide Massaccesi · Kevin Mancuso · Michael Di Caprio · Raf de Palma · Alexandre Borsky · Chang Lee Sun
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
Known for
Filmography
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess
as Self (archive footage)
FantastiCozzi
as (voice) (archive footage)
Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham
as Self (archive footage)
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience
as Himself (Archival Footage)
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
2001
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
as (archive footage)
Sono positivo
as Regista hardcore
Sexy Pirates
Director, Director of Photography
Dreams of a Country Girl
Director, Director of Photography
Lussuria
Director of Photography, Director
Experiences
Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Romanza
1999
Romanza
Director
Outlaws 2
Director
Experiences 2
Director
Harem 2000
Director
Eternal Desire
Director, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Prague Exposed
Director
Showgirl
Director, Director of Photography
The Venexiana
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Magic Eros
Producer
Il laureato
Director
Sex Penitentiary
Director of Photography, Director
Phantom
Director of Photography, Director
Off Limits
Director of Photography, Director
Outlaws
Director of Photography, Director
Raiders
Director of Photography, Director
Lady in the Iron Mask
Director of Photography, Director
The Devil's Lair
Director of Photography, Director
Thief of Love
Director of Photography, Director
The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses
Director of Photography, Director
Blow Up
Director of Photography, Director
Prima e dopo la cura
1998
Prima e dopo la cura
Director, Producer
Red Orchid
Director, Writer
Calamity Jane
Director of Photography, Director
Elixir
Director
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island
Director, Director of Photography
Sahara
Director, Director of Photography
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love
Director, Director of Operations
All the President's Women
Director, Director of Photography
Goya and the Naked Maja
Director, Director of Photography
Nero: Orgy of Fire
Director
Forbidden Diary of the two Princesses
Director, Director of Photography
Anal Strippers X-posed
Director, Director of Photography
Le stagioni di Bel
Director
House of Anal Perversions
Director, Director of Photography
The Hyena
Director of Photography, Director
Rudy: The Valentino Story
Director, Camera Operator
Raw and Naked
Director of Photography, Director
Hercules: A Sex Adventure
Director of Photography, Director
The Seven Sexy Sins
Director of Photography, Director
Demons of Lust
Director of Photography, Director
Othello: Dangerous Desire
Director of Photography, Director
Sodom & Gamorra
Director of Photography, Director
The Boxer 2
Director of Photography, Director
Cop Sucker II
1997
Cop Sucker II
Director, Director of Photography
Rocco's Ghost
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Olympus: Refuge of Gods
Director, Director of Photography
The Boxer
Director, Director of Photography
Flying Nurses
Director of Photography
The Last Fight
Director, Director of Photography
Samson in the Amazon's Land
Director, Director of Photography
Queen of the Elephants
Director, Director of Photography
Caligula: The Deviant Emperor
Director, Director of Photography
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director
Anthony and Cleopatra
Director, Writer
Top Girl
Director
Carmen
Director, Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Dreams of a Gigolo
Director, Director of Photography
Flamenco Ecstasy
Director, Camera Operator
Forbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra
Director of Photography, Director
Love and Psyche
Director of Photography, Director
Messalina
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
A cena con le amiche
1996
Lunch Party
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Wild East
1996
Wild East
Director, Director of Photography
Dangerous
Director
Il Monaco
Director
Gypsy Seduction
Director
Gangland Bangers
Director, Director of Photography
Checkmate
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director
Fatal Instinct
Director, Director of Photography
Torero
Director, Director of Photography
Sick-o-pathics
as Neighbour #2
Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia
as Polonio, Director
Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane
Writer, Director of Photography, Director
Juliet & Romeo
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Homo Erectus
Director
Sea, Sex, and Fun
Director
The Joy Club
Director
Some Like It Hard
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
The Gym Club
Director of Photography, Director
Malizia Italiana
Camera Operator, Director, Director of Photography
Midnight Obsession
Director of Photography, Director
Paprika
Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Script, Director
Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian
Director of Photography, Camera Operator, Director
All Grown Up
Director
Provocation
Director, Director of Photography
Operation Sex
Director, Director of Photography
Passion in Venice
Director
Anal Palace
Director, Director of Photography
Mia moglie aperta a tutti
Director of Photography, Director
Ghostfuck
Director
Amadeus Mozart
Director, Cinematography
The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X
Director, Director of Photography
The Erotic Adventures of Marco Polo
Director, Writer
Barone Von Masoch
Director
Marquis de Sade
Director
Le casalinghe preferiscono gli stalloni
1994
Le casalinghe preferiscono gli stalloni
Director
The House of Pleasure
Director, Director of Photography
China and Sex
Director
Ghosts in the Castle
Director
Chinese Kamasutra
Director
Tales of Red Chamber
Director
Francesca's Castle
Director
A Woman's Secret
Director, Director of Photography
Instinct
Director
Prima le donne e i bambini
Director of Photography
Love Project
Director
Return from Death (Frankenstein 2000)
Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay, Producer
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Door Into Silence
Executive Producer
Passion's Flower
Director, Director of Photography
Dangerous Obsession
Director of Photography, Director, Executive Producer
The Crawlers
Director
High Finance Woman
Director, Director of Photography
Deep Blood
Director of Photography, Director
Any Time, Any Play
Director, Director of Photography
Troll 2
Associate Producer
Body Moves
Executive Producer, Director
Quest for the Mighty Sword
Story, Director of Photography, Director
Hitcher in the Dark
Producer
11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3
Director, Director of Photography
Blue Angel Cafe
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Top Model
Director
Ghosthouse
Producer
Killing Birds
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Photoscience Manager
Dirty Love
Director, Director of Photography
Stage Fright
Producer
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights
Director, Director of Photography
Interzone
Producer
Warrior Queen
Associate Producer
Convent of Sinners
Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Producer
Peep Show
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Story
A Lustful Mind
Director, Director of Photography
Delizia
Director, Director of Photography, Producer, Editor
Robbery Under Arms
as Trooper Shearer
The Alcove
Director, Director of Photography
The Pleasure
Director, Director of Photography
Endgame
as Inspector (uncredited), Producer, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
The Blade Master
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
2020 Texas Gladiators
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst
Director, Screenplay
Virgin for the Roman Empire
Director of Photography, Director, Screenplay
Virgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Love in Hong Kong
Director
Claire
Director
Caligula: The Untold Story
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa
Director of Photography
The Essence of Sex
Director
Super Hard Love
Director of Photography, Director
Stretta e bagnata
Director of Photography, Director
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Porno Holocaust
as Reporter (uncredited), Director, Director of Photography
Greedy Mouth
Director of Photography, Director
Caldo profumo di vergine
Writer, Director
Absurd
Director of Photography, Director, Producer
Le porno investigatrici
1981
Le porno investigatrici
Director, Director of Photography
Porno Video
Producer
Labbra vogliose
Director of Photography, Writer, Camera Operator, Co-Director
Le ereditiere superporno
1981
Le ereditiere superporno
Director of Photography
Sesso acerbo
Director, Director of Photography
Voglia di sesso
Director of Photography, Director
Desire
Director, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Anthropophagous
as Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car, Director, Producer, Story, Camera Operator
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
Director, Director of Photography
Hard Sensation
Director, Director of Photography
Exotic Malice
Director
Porno Esotic Love
Director, Director of Photography
Sex and Black Magic
Director, Writer
Blue Paradise
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
Super Climax
Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Blue Erotic Climax
Director of Photography, Director
Beyond the Darkness
Director, Director of Photography
Images in a Convent
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Tough to Kill
Director, Director of Photography
Pleasure Shop on 7th Ave.
Director, Writer
Justine and the Whip
Director, Editor
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Story
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals
Director, Director of Photography
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Sexy Night Report n. 2
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Crazy Nights
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Emanuelle Around the World
as Halup Kilev (uncredited), Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Sexy Night Report
as Self (uncredited)
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay, Story
Emanuelle in America
Director, Director of Photography
Ladies' Doctor
Director, Director of Photography, Screenplay
Shadows in an Empty Room
Director of Photography
Black Cobra
Screenplay, Director of Photography, Director
Emanuelle in Bangkok
Director, Director of Photography
Vow of Chastity
Director
Emanuelle and Françoise
Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Producer
Red Coat
Director, Screenplay, Story
Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto
Director of Photography
Anima mia
as Newsagent (uncredited), Director of Photography
The Antichrist
Director of Photography
The Arena
Director of Photography
Heroes in Hell
Director
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
Director of Photography
Challenge to White Fang
Second Unit Director of Photography
Death Smiles on a Murderer
Director of Photography, Director
The Devil's Wedding Night
Director, Director of Photography
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
Tales of Canterbury
Writer, Director
Diary of a Roman Virgin
Screenplay, Director, Director of Photography
Mean Frank and Crazy Tony
Director of Photography
More Sexy Canterbury Tales
as Monk, Director, Director of Photography, Writer
What Have You Done to Solange?
as CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited), Director of Photography
Ben & Charlie
Director of Photography
Crime Boss
Director of Photography
Pugni, pirati e karatè
Director, Director of Photography
The Cat in Heat
Director of Photography
The Killer Is on the Phone
Director of Photography
Bounty Hunter in Trinity
Writer, Director
God Is My Colt
Director
Let's Arm Ourselves and Go!
Director of Photography
Coffin Full of Dollars
Director of Photography
Adios Compañeros
Director of Photography
Vendetta at Dawn
Camera Operator
Disperatamente l'estate scorsa
Director of Photography
Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End
Director of Photography
A Quiet Place to Kill
Camera Operator
The Island of the Swedes
Director of Photography
Bandit Skin
Director of Photography
Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger!
as Willy, Donovan henchman
Twice a Judas
Camera Operator
Professionals for a Massacre
Camera Operator
Thompson 1880
Camera Operator
Viaggio di nozze all'italiana
Camera Operator
Old Shatterhand
as Col. Hunter
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
Camera Operator
Soldiers and corporals
Camera Operator
All the Other Girls Do!
Camera Operator
Canzoni... in bikini
Camera Operator
Contempt
Assistant Camera
The Sea
Assistant Camera
Gold of Rome
Assistant Camera
Hercules in the Haunted World
Camera Operator
The Golden Coach
Still Photographer
È l'amor che mi rovina
Still Photographer
L'inafferrabile 12
Still Photographer