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Joe D'Amato
Director 1936 - 1999

Joe D'Amato

Rome, Lazio, Italy

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.... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

41 titles
La casa del piacere

La casa del piacere

Joe D'Amato 1994 1h 21m

Lord Gregory Hutton takes his beautiful young wife Eleanore on a business trip to the Far East for their honeymoon. They stay at the house of Lin, a young local owner of a silk farm and fashion factory whose father only recently died. Lady Eleanor finds herself attracted to Lin and soon is tempted by his advances. But it is not all as it seems.

Il labirinto dei sensi

Il labirinto dei sensi

Joe D'Amato 1994 1h 26m

Valerie, a maid of French descent (Monica Seller), comes to work for a family in Saigon of the 1930s/40s. One by one, she seduces the members of the family: the dame de la maison, the widower, young gay sonny with his friend from university, and grandpa.

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2

Joe D'Amato 1991 1h 30m 4.0

Sarah Asproon returns to New Orleans to act as executrix of the estate of a millionaire whom she was once the mistress of. She must decide which one of his surviving family members will inherit his fortune. It's not a decision that she's willing to make alone....

Quest for the Mighty Sword

Quest for the Mighty Sword

Joe D'Amato 1990 1h 35m 5.0

Once upon a time a god gave a mighty sword to the king of Aquiles to bring justice to his people. Now he wants it back - but the king rather gives his life than the sword. Goddess Dehamira, who spoke for him, is being taken all her privileges and banned in a circle of fire, until a human arrives who's strong enough to free her.

Contamination .7

Contamination .7

Joe D'Amato, Fabrizio Laurenti 1990 1h 35m

People from a small town are attacked by evil radioactive tree roots growing in the forest.

Pomeriggio caldo

Pomeriggio caldo

Joe D'Amato 1989 1h 33m

Courtney a young reporter is assigned to report on the story of a young woman who lost her husband in a bizarre voodoo ritual. He decides to take his highly sexed wife Connie on the trip to New Orleans. Connie is drawn into a secret affair with one of the locals.

Top Model

Top Model

Joe D'Amato 1988 1h 25m 4.0

Gloria works as a top nude model and prostitute, but she has a secret. In reality she is writer and social critic Sarah Asproon researching her new book. Peter finds out and blackmails her by demanding sex for his silence. Meanwhile Sarah develops feelings for computer whiz Cliff, who struggles to resolve his own sexual orientation.

Killing Birds: Raptors

Killing Birds: Raptors

Joe D'Amato, Claudio Lattanzi 1988 1h 32m 6.0

A group of students goes into the woods to study birds, and soon the dead begin to rise to devour the living.

Dirty Love

Dirty Love

Joe D'Amato 1988 1h 32m

A young girl sets off from the suburbs of New York City to seek fame as a dancer on Broadway, finding that her exuberant body brings her into contact with many different facets of the nightlife, with sex as the dominant factor.

Undici giorni, undici notti

Undici giorni, undici notti

Joe D'Amato 1987 1h 41m 4.0

In eleven days time, Michael is due to wed his fiancée Helen. However, a chance meeting with Sarah, a total stranger, threatens to destroy all his plans as he is seduced on the spot and finds himself unable to resist her.

Voglia di guardare

Voglia di guardare

Joe D'Amato 1986 1h 29m 2.0

A distinguished surgeon, married to a beautiful woman, has the habit of watching his wife in secret. The man decides to grant his wife to the owner of a refined brothel to be able to observe her from behind a mirror.

L'alcova

L'alcova

Joe D'Amato 1985 1h 28m 4.0

In 1936 Italy, Elio returns home from Africa with a present for his wife in the form of Zerbal, the daughter of a tribal king. Unbeknown to him, his neglected wife Alessandra has formed a relationship with Elio’s otherwise frigid secretary Velma who is less than pleased at Elio’s return.

Il piacere

Il piacere

Joe D'Amato 1985 1h 33m 4.0

Italy in the early 1930s. To the elderly aristocrat Gerard, all that is left of Leonora, the love of his life, are a number of erotic tape recordings. She led a double life as respectable wife and mother of two, and as a whore at the local brothel. Now, after her death, her children Ursula and Edmund pass under the tutelage of Gerard.

Endgame - Bronx lotta finale

Endgame - Bronx lotta finale

Joe D'Amato 1983 1h 38m 4.5

A telepathic mutant recruits a post World War III TV game show warrior to lead her band of mutants to safety.

Ator 2: L'invincibile Orion

Ator 2: L'invincibile Orion

Joe D'Amato 1983 1h 32m

Muscle-bound Ator and his mute Asian sidekick travel from the ends of the Earth to save his aged mentor from the evil mustachioed Zor.

Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro

Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro

George Eastman, Joe D'Amato 1983 1h 31m 4.0

In a post-apocalyptic Texas, a band of warriors fight against a fascist regime that is trying to take control of all surviving population.

Caligola: La storia mai raccontata

Caligola: La storia mai raccontata

Joe D'Amato 1982 1h 49m 4.0

An insane young emperor finds his love of brutality and degradation surpassed only by his hunger for enslaved virgins, cruel vengeance, extreme acts of 'horseplay' and beyond.

Ator l'invincibile

Ator l'invincibile

Joe D'Amato 1982 1h 32m 3.0

The son of Torren learns of his heritage, goes to avenge the deaths of his fellow villagers, and rescue his sister/love interest from the evil Dakkar and his spider cult. Ator battles giant spiders, swordsmen cloaked in shadow, re-animated dead warriors, and horribly hideous witches.

Rosso sangue

Rosso sangue

Joe D'Amato 1981 1h 34m 5.8

A priest-doctor chasing a man with supernatural regenerative abilities, who has recently escaped from a medical lab, reaches a small town where the mutant goes on a killing spree.

Porno Holocaust

Porno Holocaust

Joe D'Amato 1981 1h 53m 2.0

A sea captain escorts a group of scientists to a tropical island. The island was once the site of nuclear testing, and now there are reports of a hideous creature residing there.

Le notti erotiche dei morti viventi

Le notti erotiche dei morti viventi

Joe D'Amato 1980 1h 51m 4.0

With a 20 year lease on an tropical island, horny John heads out with Fiona on a yacht skippered by horny Larry, to inspect the island for resort development. They meet Luna/Laura Gemser. John didn't expect zombies.

Antropophagus

Antropophagus

Joe D'Amato 1980 1h 32m 5.2

A group of tourists become stranded on an uninhabited island where they are stalked by an insane, violent, and grotesque killer that slaughtered the town's former residents.

Immagini di un convento

Immagini di un convento

Joe D'Amato 1979 1h 42m 4.0

Locked behind the walls of a convent are an order of beautiful nuns whose vows force them to forget the pleasures of sexual contact. Crazed with lust and desire many of the nuns pleasure themselves and each other in fear of the Mother Superior. One night a wounded man is found on the grounds of the convent and is brought inside to be healed.

Il porno shop della settima strada

Il porno shop della settima strada

Joe D'Amato 1979 1h 13m 3.0

Two amateur armed robbers steal $5,000 from NY's red light district, only to discover it was an intended protection payment to the mob. With Mafia hit men after them they seek shelter in a sleazy sex shop.

Duri a morire

Duri a morire

Joe D'Amato 1979 1h 28m 4.0

A ruthless hit man, joins a group of mercenaries deep in a South American jungle. His plan is to kidnap and collect the million dollar bounty on one of the other hired soldiers during one of their guerilla missions.

Buio Omega

Buio Omega

Joe D'Amato 1979 1h 34m 6.0

A disturbed young embalmer digs the grave of his recently deceased girlfriend and brings her body to his family villa with help from his strange housekeeper. But his bouts of insanity are just beginning.

Papaya dei Caraibi

Papaya dei Caraibi

Joe D'Amato 1978 1h 26m 3.0

A team of geologists attempt to remove a native population from an island to perform atomic research. But their female Cannibal leader disposes of them one by one.

Le notti porno nel mondo nº 2

Le notti porno nel mondo nº 2

Joe D'Amato 1978 1h 34m

A sexy stewardess returns from a flight and is greeted by an anxious reporter who wants to hear all about her erotic adventures.

La via della prostituzione

La via della prostituzione

Joe D'Amato 1978 1h 29m 3.5

An interview with a mobster propels newswoman Emanuelle into an undercover investigation of the seedy world of white slavery and the infamous mansion of Madame Claude.

Follie di notte

Follie di notte

Joe D'Amato 1978 1h 32m 3.0

Somewhat crazy semi-documentary by director Joe D'Amato is a strange series of Burlesque performances from around the globe. Actress and dancer Amanda Lear hosts these mostly musical numbers designed to get people on stage.

Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2

Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2

Bruno Mattei, Joe D'Amato 1978 1h 23m 3.0

Emanuelle hosts this peculiar sexploitation Mondo film that looks at several examples of bizarre sexual behavior.

Voto di castità

Voto di castità

Joe D'Amato 1977 1h 27m

Before Joe D'amato made 1979's Buio Omega he touched upon death several times in his earlier works. This one is the first example of the director's start working with George Eastman, who wrote the screenplay for this title.

Emanuelle in America

Emanuelle in America

Joe D'Amato 1977 1h 40m 5.0

The untameable photo reporter Emanuelle travels the world documenting the sexual practices of the rich and powerful, getting dangerously close to their most disturbing and hidden schemes.

Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali

Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali

Joe D'Amato 1977 1h 33m 5.0

While doing undercover work in a mental hospital, Emanuelle discovers a girl who seems to have been raised by a tribe of amazonian cannibals. Intrigued, Emanuelle and friends travel deep into the Amazon jungle, where they find that the supposedly extinct tribe of cannibals is still very much alive.

Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne?

Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne?

Joe D'Amato 1977 1h 42m 5.0

Famous undercover journalist Emanuelle teams with her friend Cora Norman to uncover a white slave ring.

Eva nera

Eva nera

Joe D'Amato 1976 1h 37m 5.0

Eva comes to Hong Kong. Seeing Eva perform with a snake, Judas gets interested in her. He showers her with gifts. She moves in with him and his snakes. Things get grim.

Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage

Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage

Joe D'Amato 1976 1h 34m 3.5

Emanuelle is sent to Bangkok on a journalism assignment. While there, she embarks on her own exploration of the secrets of sensual pleasure. While learning much, she also reveals several secrets of her own.

Giubbe rosse

Giubbe rosse

Joe D'Amato 1975 1h 38m

Cormack, the lawman most feared by the rugged pioneers at the turn of the century, has a mysterious bond with "Caribou," an outlaw whom he has jailed. When Caribou escapes from prison, he returns to seek revenge.

Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)

Emanuelle e Françoise (Le sorelline)

Joe D'Amato 1975 1h 36m 5.3

Emanuelle is out to avenge her sister, who committed suicide after escaping from her sadistic lover Carlo. So she chains Carlo up in her basement, drugs him, and forces him to watch her having sex. As Carlo begins to hallucinate all kinds of bloody horrors and cannibalistic doings, he decides he has to break free and kill Emanuelle.

La morte ha sorriso all'assassino

La morte ha sorriso all'assassino

Joe D'Amato 1973 1h 28m 6.0

Greta is a beautiful young woman abused by her brother Franz and left to die in childbirth by her illicit lover, the aristocrat Dr. von Ravensbrück. Bereft with grief, Franz reanimates his dead sister using a formula engraved on an ancient Incan medallion.

Il plenilunio delle vergini

Il plenilunio delle vergini

Joe D'Amato, Luigi Batzella 1973 1h 23m 5.5

Lady Dracula uses Dracula's ring to lure beautiful girls to her castle, where she murders them so she can bathe in their blood.

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