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Joe D'Amato
Writer 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 →

Filmography

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18 titles
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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