Ruggero Deodato
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Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: May 7, 1939
Day of Death: December 29, 2022 (84 years old)
Place of Birth: Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
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).