Italian screenwriter and director Ruggero Deodato, whose lengthy career was most noted for the controversial horror film “Cannibal Holocaust,” died Thursday at age 83, according to multiple reports.

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Cannibal Holocaust remains one of the most controversial horror films ever released. Infamous for its extreme realism, the 1980 fictional film adopts a documentary-style approach but highlights a gore ...

ITALY (WGHP) — An icon of horror cinema has died. Italian director Ruggero Deodato died on Thursday, Italian news outlets are reporting. Deodato was a notorious figure in cinema, best known for his ...

Ruggero Deodato — known as the director of the “most controversial film ever” — has died at the age of 83. Deodato — who reportedly inspired US filmmakers such as Oliver Stone, Eli Roth and Quentin ...

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Ruggero Deodato, the director of the infamous 1980 horror movie Cannibal Holocaust, died on Thursday, Dec. 28, according to the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. He was 83. Deodato, who is credited for ...