Name: Ruggero Deodato
Birthday: 07 May 1939
Deathday: 29 December 2022
Place of Birth: Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Known For: Directing
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).