Portrait of Joe D'Amato

Directing

Joe D'Amato

Career

Active from 1969 to 2001, busiest in 1972 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score46/100
Highest rated
Poster for What Have You Done to Solange?
What Have You Done to Solange?
GoodWatch score71/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe D'Amato Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.0, average 3.4
  • Catharsis
    3.3, average 5.1
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Italian Cinema 13
  • Erotic Drama 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Erotic Thriller 8
  • Mystery 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Cult Classic 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Exploitation Film 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Cult Film 4
  • Slow Burn 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

130
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
FantastiCozzi
FantastiCozzi (2016)

as (voice) (archive footage)

2000s

1 title
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato
Porno Holocaust - Die Filme des Joe D'Amato (2001)

as (archive footage)

1990s

30 titles · average score 41
Torero
Torero (1996)

Director of Photography, Director

Provocation
Provocation (1995)
GoodWatch score 49

Director, Director of Photography

The House of Pleasure
The House of Pleasure (1994)
GoodWatch score 47

Director, Director of Photography

The Labyrinth of Love
The Labyrinth of Love (1994)

Director

China and Sex
China and Sex (1994)

Director

Chinese Kamasutra
Chinese Kamasutra (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights 2 (1991)
GoodWatch score 43

Director, Producer

The Crawlers
The Crawlers (1991)
GoodWatch score 34

Director

Passion's Flower
Passion's Flower (1991)

Director, Director of Photography

Quest for the Mighty Sword
Quest for the Mighty Sword (1990)
GoodWatch score 24

Story, Director

Deep Blood
Deep Blood (1990)
GoodWatch score 35

Director of Photography, Director

High Finance Woman
High Finance Woman (1990)

Director of Photography, Director

1980s

30 titles · average score 45
Top Model
Top Model (1988)
GoodWatch score 48

Director

Killing Birds
Killing Birds (1988)
GoodWatch score 36

Producer, Photoscience Manager

Eleven Days, Eleven Nights
Eleven Days, Eleven Nights (1987)
GoodWatch score 51

Director of Photography, Director

Convent of Sinners
Convent of Sinners (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

Producer, Director of Photography

The Alcove
The Alcove (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

Director of Photography, Director

The Blade Master
The Blade Master (1983)
GoodWatch score 24

Writer, Director

Endgame
Endgame (1983)
GoodWatch score 49

as Inspector (uncredited)

2020 Texas Gladiators
2020 Texas Gladiators (1983)
GoodWatch score 44

Director of Photography, Director

Caligula: The Untold Story
Caligula: The Untold Story (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

Director, Writer

Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1982)
GoodWatch score 28

Director of Photography, Writer

Absurd
Absurd (1981)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

Anthropophagous
Anthropophagous (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Bearded Man exiting the Cable Car

1970s

49 titles · average score 49
Beyond the Darkness
Beyond the Darkness (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

Director of Photography, Director

Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978)
GoodWatch score 36

Director, Director of Photography

Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
GoodWatch score 52

Story, Screenplay

Emanuelle Around the World
Emanuelle Around the World (1977)
GoodWatch score 52

as Halup Kilev (uncredited)

Emanuelle in America
Emanuelle in America (1977)
GoodWatch score 52

Director of Photography, Director

Emanuelle in Bangkok
Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)
GoodWatch score 37

Director of Photography, Director

Black Cobra
Black Cobra (1976)
GoodWatch score 33

Director, Screenplay

Emanuelle and Françoise
Emanuelle and Françoise (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

Writer, Producer

The Arena
The Arena (1974)
GoodWatch score 43

Director of Photography

The Antichrist
The Antichrist (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography

Death Smiles on a Murderer
Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973)
GoodWatch score 59

Director of Photography, Director

What Have You Done to Solange?
What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
GoodWatch score 71

as CID Officer w / The Daily Telegraph (uncredited)

1960s

16 titles · average score 64
The Island of the Swedes
The Island of the Swedes (1969)

Director of Photography

Bandit Skin
Bandit Skin (1969)

Director of Photography

Twice a Judas
Twice a Judas (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

Camera Operator

Professionals for a Massacre
Professionals for a Massacre (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Camera Operator

Thompson 1880
Thompson 1880 (1966)

Camera Operator

Old Shatterhand
Old Shatterhand (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

as Col. Hunter

2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge
2 mattacchioni al Moulin Rouge (1964)

Camera Operator

All the Other Girls Do!
All the Other Girls Do! (1964)

Camera Operator

Contempt
Contempt (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

Assistant Camera

The Sea
The Sea (1962)
GoodWatch score 63

Assistant Camera

Hercules in the Haunted World
Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

Camera Operator

Gold of Rome
Gold of Rome (1961)
GoodWatch score 66

Assistant Camera

1950s

3 titles · average score 86
The Golden Coach
The Golden Coach (1952)
GoodWatch score 86

Still Photographer

È l'amor che mi rovina
È l'amor che mi rovina (1951)

Still Photographer

L'inafferrabile 12
L'inafferrabile 12 (1950)

Still Photographer