Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato

Feb 13, 2017

1h 36m

★ 5.0

Overview

Delves into the career of the notorious Italian filmmaker, Aristide Massaccesi aka Joe D'Amato, the infamous director behind the legendary Video Nasties Anthropophagus: The Beast and Absurd.

Genres

Documentary

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Cast

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Al Cliver

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Ruggero Deodato

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Rossella Drudi

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George Eastman

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Claudio Fragasso

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Cinzia Monreale

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Jessica Moore

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Mark Shannon

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Michele Soavi

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