Directing · b. 1936 · Rome, Lazio, Italy

Joe D'Amato

Biography

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 b...

Directed
Sexy Pirates 1999 Dreams of a Country Girl 1999 Romanza 1999 La Figlia Del Padrino 1999 Outlaws 2 1999 Lussuria 1999 Experiences 1999 Experiences 2 1999 Harem 2000 1999 Arrogance: No Limits 1999 Eternal Desire 1998 Calamity Jane 2 1998 Prague Exposed 1998 Showgirl 1998 The Venexiana 1998 Il laureato 1998 Prima e dopo la cura 1998 Red Orchid 1998 Outlaws 1998 Calamity Jane 1998 The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses 1998 The Devil's Lair 1998 Blow Up 1998 Off Limits 1998 Elixir 1998 Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island 1998 Sex Penitentiary 1998 Phantom 1998 Sahara 1998 Lady in the Iron Mask 1998 Raiders 1998 Thief of Love 1998 Aphrodite: Goddess of Love 1997 All the President's Women 1997 Goya and the Naked Maja 1997 Nero: Orgy of Fire 1997 Forbidden Diary of the two Princesses 1997 Anal Strippers X-posed 1997 Le stagioni di Bel 1997 House of Anal Perversions 1997 Rudy: The Valentino Story 1997 The Hyena 1997 Cop Sucker II 1997 Rocco's Ghost 1997 Olympus: Refuge of Gods 1997 Othello: Dangerous Desire 1997 The Boxer 1997 The Last Fight 1997 The Boxer 2 1997 Hercules: A Sex Adventure 1997 Samson in the Amazon's Land 1997 Sodom & Gamorra 1997 Queen of the Elephants 1997 Demons of Lust 1997 The Seven Sexy Sins 1997 Raw and Naked 1997 Caligula: The Deviant Emperor 1997 Anthony and Cleopatra 1996 Top Girl 1996 Carmen 1996 Dreams of a Gigolo 1996 Flamenco Ecstasy 1996 Messalina 1996 Robin Hood: Thief of Wives 1996 Wild East 1996 Donna Flor and Her Three Husbands 1996 Lunch Party 1996 Dangerous 1996 Il Monaco 1996 Gypsy Seduction 1996 Gangland Bangers 1996 Fatal Instinct 1996 Love and Psyche 1996 Forbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra 1996 Torero 1996 Checkmate 1996 Black Cops in Budapest 1996 Juliet & Romeo 1995 Homo Erectus 1995 Sea, Sex, and Fun 1995 The Joy Club 1995 Some Like It Hard 1995 The Gym Club 1995 Malizia Italiana 1995 Paprika 1995 All Grown Up 1995 Provocation 1995 Operation Sex 1995 Passion in Venice 1995 Anal Palace 1995 Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia 1995 Mia moglie aperta a tutti 1995 Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane 1995 Decameron 2: Tales of Desire 1995 Midnight Obsession 1995 Tarzhard - The Return 1995 Ghostfuck 1995 Amadeus Mozart 1995 Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian 1995 The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X 1994 The Erotic Adventures of Marco Polo 1994 Barone Von Masoch 1994 Marquis de Sade 1994 Le casalinghe preferiscono gli stalloni 1994 The House of Pleasure 1994 China and Sex 1994 The Labyrinth of Love 1994 Ghosts in the Castle 1994 L'alcova dei piaceri proibiti 1994 Chinese Kamasutra 1993 Rosa...Caldi rapporti anali 1993 Tales of Red Chamber 1993 Incontri anali all’autosalone 1993 Francesca's Castle 1992 Il vizio infinito 1992 A Woman's Secret 1992 Instinct 1992 Love Project 1992 Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000 1991 Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2 1991 Passion's Flower 1991 Dangerous Obsession 1991 The Devil In The Flesh 1991 The Crawlers 1991 High Finance Woman 1990 Any Time, Any Play 1990 Body Moves 1990 Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990 Deep Blood 1990 11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3 1989 Blue Angel Cafe 1989 Top Model 1988 Killing Birds 1988 Dirty Love 1988 Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 1987 Convent of Sinners 1986 Peep Show 1986 A Lustful Mind 1986 Delizia 1986 The Alcove 1985 The Pleasure 1985 The Blade Master 1983 Endgame 1983 2020 Texas Gladiators 1983 Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst 1983 Virgin for the Roman Empire 1983 Virgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm 1983 Love in Hong Kong 1983 Claire 1983 Caligula: The Untold Story 1982 The Essence of Sex 1982 Super Hard Love 1982 Stretta e bagnata 1982 Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982 Greedy Mouth 1981 Porno Holocaust 1981 Caldo profumo di vergine 1981 Le porno investigatrici 1981 Il mondo perverso di Beatrice 1981 Sesso acerbo 1981 Voglia di sesso 1981 Desire 1981 Absurd 1981 Erotic Nights of the Living Dead 1980 Hard Sensation 1980 Exotic Malice 1980 Porno Esotic Love 1980 Sex and Black Magic 1980 Blue Paradise 1980 Super Climax 1980 Blue Erotic Climax 1980 Anthropophagous 1980 Beyond the Darkness 1979 Images in a Convent 1979 Tough to Kill 1979 Pleasure Shop on 7th Ave. 1979 Justine and the Whip 1979 Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade 1978 Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals 1978 Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 1978 Sexy Night Report n. 2 1978 Crazy Nights 1978 Emanuelle Around the World 1977 Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977 Emanuelle in America 1977 Ladies' Doctor 1977 Black Cobra 1976 Emanuelle in Bangkok 1976 Vow of Chastity 1976 Emanuelle and Françoise 1975 Red Coat 1975 Heroes in Hell 1974 Death Smiles on a Murderer 1973 The Devil's Wedding Night 1973 The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury 1973 Tales of Canterbury 1973 Diary of a Roman Virgin 1973 Fra' Tazio da Velletri 1973 More Sexy Canterbury Tales 1972 Go Away! Trinity Has Arrived in Eldorado 1972 Pugni, pirati e karatè 1972 God Is My Colt 1972 Bounty Hunter in Trinity 1972
Cinematography
Lussuria 1999 Experiences 1999 Dreams of a Country Girl 1999 Sexy Pirates 1999 Sex Penitentiary 1998 Eternal Desire 1998 Showgirl 1998 The Venexiana 1998 Phantom 1998 Off Limits 1998 Outlaws 1998 Raiders 1998 Lady in the Iron Mask 1998 The Devil's Lair 1998 Thief of Love 1998 The Sexual Adventures of Ulysses 1998 Blow Up 1998 Calamity Jane 1998 Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island 1998 Sahara 1998 The Hyena 1997 House of Anal Perversions 1997 Goya and the Naked Maja 1997 All the President's Women 1997 Raw and Naked 1997 Forbidden Diary of the two Princesses 1997 Hercules: A Sex Adventure 1997 Anal Strippers X-posed 1997 The Seven Sexy Sins 1997 Demons of Lust 1997 Othello: Dangerous Desire 1997 Sodom & Gamorra 1997 The Boxer 2 1997 Cop Sucker II 1997 Rocco's Ghost 1997 Flying Nurses 1997 Samson in the Amazon's Land 1997 The Last Fight 1997 Olympus: Refuge of Gods 1997 Queen of the Elephants 1997 Caligula: The Deviant Emperor 1997 The Boxer 1997 Robin Hood: Thief of Wives 1996 Dreams of a Gigolo 1996 Forbidden Sex of the Kama Sutra 1996 Love and Psyche 1996 Carmen 1996 Lunch Party 1996 Messalina 1996 Checkmate 1996 Fatal Instinct 1996 Wild East 1996 Torero 1996 Gangland Bangers 1996 Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane 1995 The Gym Club 1995 Midnight Obsession 1995 Paprika 1995 Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian 1995 Malizia Italiana 1995 Operation Sex 1995 Some Like It Hard 1995 Anal Palace 1995 Mia moglie aperta a tutti 1995 Juliet & Romeo 1995 Provocation 1995 The House of Pleasure 1994 The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X 1994 A Woman's Secret 1992 Prima le donne e i bambini 1992 Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000 1991 Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2 1991 Dangerous Obsession 1991 Passion's Flower 1991 Deep Blood 1990 Any Time, Any Play 1990 High Finance Woman 1990 Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990 Blue Angel Cafe 1989 11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3 1989 Killing Birds 1988 Dirty Love 1988 Convent of Sinners 1986 Peep Show 1986 A Lustful Mind 1986 Delizia 1986 The Pleasure 1985 The Alcove 1985 Virgin for the Roman Empire 1983 2020 Texas Gladiators 1983 The Blade Master 1983 Endgame 1983 Virgin for the Roman Empire 2: Imperial Orgasm 1983 Cuando calienta el sol... vamos a la playa 1982 Super Hard Love 1982 Caligula: The Untold Story 1982 Stretta e bagnata 1982 Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982 Greedy Mouth 1981 Absurd 1981 Labbra vogliose 1981 Le ereditiere superporno 1981 Voglia di sesso 1981 Sesso acerbo 1981 Le porno investigatrici 1981 Desire 1981 Erotic Nights of the Living Dead 1980 Hard Sensation 1980 Blue Paradise 1980 Super Climax 1980 Blue Erotic Climax 1980 Porno Esotic Love 1980 Images in a Convent 1979 Beyond the Darkness 1979 Tough to Kill 1979 Sexy Night Report n. 2 1978 Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals 1978 Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade 1978 Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 1978 Crazy Nights 1978 Emanuelle Around the World 1977 Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977 Emanuelle in America 1977 Ladies' Doctor 1977 Shadows in an Empty Room 1976 Black Cobra 1976 Emanuelle in Bangkok 1976 Emanuelle and Françoise 1975 Buttiglione diventa capo del servizio segreto 1975 The Antichrist 1974 The Arena 1974 How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General 1974 Anima mia 1974 Death Smiles on a Murderer 1973 The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury 1973 The Devil's Wedding Night 1973 Diary of a Roman Virgin 1973 Mean Frank and Crazy Tony 1973 Ben & Charlie 1972 More Sexy Canterbury Tales 1972 Crime Boss 1972 The Cat in Heat 1972 The Killer Is on the Phone 1972 What Have You Done to Solange? 1972 Pugni, pirati e karatè 1972 Let's Arm Ourselves and Go! 1971 Coffin Full of Dollars 1971 Adios Compañeros 1971 Disperatamente l'estate scorsa 1970 Django and Sartana Are Coming... It's the End 1970 The Island of the Swedes 1969 Bandit Skin 1969
Acting
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess Self (archive footage) 2021 FantastiCozzi (voice) (archive footage) 2016 Happy Porno? Das Ende der Scham Self (archive footage) 2015 Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut: The Horror Experience Himself (Archival Footage) 2001 Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato (archive footage) 2001 Sono positivo Regista hardcore 1999 Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience Self 1999 Heidi im Pornoland Self 1996 Sick-o-pathics Neighbour #2 1995 Robbery Under Arms Trooper Shearer 1985 Sexy Night Report Self (uncredited) 1977 Make the Sign of the Cross, Stranger! Willy, Donovan henchman 1968 Old Shatterhand Col. Hunter 1964
Other Credits
Magic Eros Producer 1998 Door Into Silence Executive Producer 1991 Troll 2 Associate Producer 1990 Hitcher in the Dark Producer 1989 Witchery Producer 1988 Ghosthouse Producer 1988 Stage Fright Producer 1987 Warrior Queen Producer 1987 Interzone Producer 1987 Porno Video Producer 1981 Cassiodorus is the Hardest Praetorian Screenplay 1975 Challenge to White Fang Second Unit Director of Photography 1974 Vendetta at Dawn Camera Operator 1971 A Quiet Place to Kill Camera Operator 1970 Twice a Judas Camera Operator 1968 Professionals for a Massacre Camera Operator 1967 Thompson 1880 Camera Operator 1966 Viaggio di nozze all'italiana Camera Operator 1966 Soldiers and corporals Camera Operator 1964 All the Other Girls Do! Camera Operator 1964
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