Joe D’Amato

Joe D'Amato (birth name: Aristide Massaccesi; 15 December 1936 in Rome – 23 January 1999 in Rome) was a highly prolific Italian film producer, director and cinematographer who is best known for his horror and adult films. In the horror genre, he is above all remembered for his films Beyond the Darkness, Antropophagus and Absurd. Among his best known erotic films are his entries into the Black Emanuelle series of films starring Laura Gemser and his horror/pornography crossover films Erotic Nights of the Living Dead and Porno Holocaust.

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