Joe D'Amato

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.

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Beyond the Darkness

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Average Rating

6.5

184 votes

Release Date

Nov 15, 1979

47 years ago
Anthropophagous

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Average Rating

5.4

184 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 1980

46 years ago
Tarzan-X: Shame of Jane

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Average Rating

5.2

157 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 1995

31 years ago
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals

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Average Rating

5.1

114 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 1977

49 years ago
Absurd

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Average Rating

5.5

103 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1981

45 years ago
Ator, the Fighting Eagle

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Average Rating

3.9

93 votes

Release Date

Oct 07, 1982

44 years ago
Emanuelle in America

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Average Rating

5.1

76 votes

Release Date

Jan 05, 1977

50 years ago
Death Smiles on a Murderer

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Average Rating

5.7

72 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1973

53 years ago
Emanuelle Around the World

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Average Rating

5.5

60 votes

Release Date

Sep 16, 1977

49 years ago
The Blade Master

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Average Rating

3.0

55 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 1982

43 years ago
Emanuelle in Bangkok

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Average Rating

4.4

54 votes

Release Date

May 07, 1976

50 years ago
Endgame

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Average Rating

4.8

51 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 1983

43 years ago
Killing Birds

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Average Rating

3.5

50 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 1988

38 years ago
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade

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Average Rating

4.9

49 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1978

48 years ago
Caligula: The Untold Story

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Average Rating

5.4

47 votes

Release Date

Feb 02, 1982

44 years ago
Porno Holocaust

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Average Rating

3.9

45 votes

Release Date

Feb 09, 1981

45 years ago
Black Cobra

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Average Rating

4.2

42 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 1976

50 years ago
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights

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Average Rating

5.0

42 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1987

39 years ago
The Devil's Wedding Night

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Average Rating

5.2

41 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1973

53 years ago
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead

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Average Rating

4.3

40 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1980

46 years ago
Emanuelle and Françoise

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Average Rating

5.0

38 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1975

51 years ago
Images in a Convent

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Average Rating

5.1

34 votes

Release Date

Aug 07, 1979

47 years ago
The Alcove

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Average Rating

5.2

34 votes

Release Date

Jan 21, 1985

41 years ago
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

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Average Rating

4.6

29 votes

Release Date

Nov 15, 1978

48 years ago
Convent of Sinners

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Average Rating

5.1

28 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1986

40 years ago
Top Model

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Average Rating

4.9

27 votes

Release Date

Jan 28, 1988

38 years ago
2020 Texas Gladiators

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Average Rating

4.0

26 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1983

43 years ago
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2

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Average Rating

4.9

23 votes

Release Date

May 17, 1978

48 years ago
Provocation

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Average Rating

5.3

23 votes

Release Date

Dec 15, 1995

30 years ago
Sexy Night Report n. 2

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Average Rating

6.7

21 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1978

48 years ago
Peep Show

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Average Rating

4.5

20 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 1986

40 years ago
Quest for the Mighty Sword

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Average Rating

3.5

18 votes

Release Date

Aug 29, 1990

36 years ago
Sex and Black Magic

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Average Rating

3.2

18 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1980

46 years ago
Return from Death: Frankenstein 2000

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Average Rating

7.3

17 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Ladies' Doctor

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Average Rating

4.3

17 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 1977

49 years ago
11 Days, 11 Nights Part 3

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Average Rating

3.9

17 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1989

37 years ago
Pleasure Shop on 7th Ave.

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Average Rating

5.1

16 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 1979

47 years ago
The Hyena

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Average Rating

3.9

16 votes

Release Date

Sep 05, 1997

29 years ago
A Lustful Mind

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Average Rating

4.6

15 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 1986

40 years ago
Dirty Love

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Average Rating

4.2

14 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 1988

38 years ago
Chinese Kamasutra

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Average Rating

5.2

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 1993

33 years ago
The Pleasure

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Average Rating

4.4

13 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1985

41 years ago
The House of Pleasure

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Average Rating

4.9

13 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 1994

32 years ago
China and Sex

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Average Rating

4.1

13 votes

Release Date

Jul 04, 1994

32 years ago
Anal Palace

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Average Rating

6.2

13 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1995

30 years ago
Porno Esotic Love

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Average Rating

5.7

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 20, 1980

46 years ago
Dreams of a Country Girl

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Average Rating

5.8

11 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1999

27 years ago
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

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Average Rating

4.2

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 18, 1991

35 years ago
The Labyrinth of Love

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Average Rating

6.0

10 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 1994

31 years ago
Tarzhard - The Return

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Average Rating

7.0

10 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 1995

31 years ago
Crazy Nights

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Average Rating

3.4

10 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1978

48 years ago
Passion's Flower

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Average Rating

5.2

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1991

35 years ago
Messalina

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Average Rating

6.7

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1996

30 years ago
Hamlet: For the Love of Ophelia

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Average Rating

6.4

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1995

30 years ago
Exotic Malice

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Average Rating

5.8

8 votes

Release Date

May 30, 1980

46 years ago
More Sexy Canterbury Tales

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Average Rating

3.9

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1972

55 years ago
Blue Angel Cafe

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Average Rating

5.4

8 votes

Release Date

Sep 07, 1989

37 years ago
Queen of the Elephants

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Average Rating

6.6

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
The Erotic Adventures of Marco Polo

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Average Rating

5.1

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 04, 1994

32 years ago
Paprika

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Average Rating

6.9

7 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Bounty Hunter in Trinity

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Average Rating

4.6

7 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1972

54 years ago
Aphrodite: Goddess of Love

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Average Rating

4.5

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X

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Average Rating

9.0

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 1994

31 years ago
Top Girl

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Average Rating

2.3

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1996

30 years ago
Vow of Chastity

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Average Rating

3.7

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 1976

50 years ago
Delizia

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Average Rating

4.0

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 1986

39 years ago
The Last Fight

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Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Hercules: A Sex Adventure

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Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 1997

29 years ago
Hard Sensation

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Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1980

46 years ago
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst

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Average Rating

5.4

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1983

43 years ago
High Finance Woman

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Average Rating

4.0

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1990

36 years ago
Sexy Pirates

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Average Rating

3.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1999

27 years ago
The Thousand and One Nights of Boccaccio in Canterbury

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Average Rating

4.1

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 19, 1973

53 years ago
Dangerous Obsession

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Average Rating

3.6

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1991

34 years ago
Malizia Italiana

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Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Rudy: The Valentino Story

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Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Marquis de Sade

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Average Rating

8.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago
Robin Hood: Thief of Wives

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Average Rating

7.4

5 votes

Release Date

May 23, 1996

30 years ago
Fra' Tazio da Velletri

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Average Rating

4.2

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1973

53 years ago
Olympus: Refuge of Gods

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Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Selen, The Girl of the Treasure Island

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Average Rating

8.2

5 votes

Release Date

Aug 02, 1998

28 years ago
Amadeus Mozart

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Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Love in Hong Kong

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Average Rating

2.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1983

43 years ago
All Grown Up

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Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Justine and the Whip

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Average Rating

4.9

4 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 1979

47 years ago
Calamity Jane

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Average Rating

5.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Gangland Bangers

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Average Rating

9.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1996

30 years ago
The Boxer 2

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Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1997

29 years ago
Decameron 2: Tales of Desire

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Average Rating

8.5

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1995

31 years ago
Midnight Obsession

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Average Rating

5.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jul 12, 1995

31 years ago
Sahara

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Average Rating

7.2

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Love Project

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Average Rating

2.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1992

34 years ago
Don Salvatore: The Last Sicilian

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Average Rating

8.0

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 1995

31 years ago
Greedy Mouth

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Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 23, 1981

45 years ago
Homo Erectus

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Average Rating

5.0

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 1995

31 years ago
The Joy Club

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Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Some Like It Hard

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Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Blue Paradise

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Average Rating

2.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 03, 1980

46 years ago
Il laureato

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Average Rating

9.8

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
Heroes in Hell

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Average Rating

2.7

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1974

52 years ago

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