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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).
Ruggero Deodato was an Italian director associated with the exploitation and horror genres, remembered for his significant influence on the found footage style.
He is recognized for the controversial film Cannibal Holocaust, alongside other genre projects like House on the Edge of the Park and Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man.
While he did not invent the format, his 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust is widely cited by film historians as the template that established the modern found footage aesthetic.