Bruno Mattei

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Bruno Mattei
Image:Bruno Mattei
Born	Bruno Mattei July 30, 1931 Rome, Italy
Died	May 21, 2007^[1] Ostia City, Italy (aged 75)
Other name(s)	Vincent Dawn, Pierre Le Blanc, David Hunt, Martin Miller
Years active	1962-2006

Bruno Mattei (30 July 1931 – 21 May 2007) was an Italian film director and editor who gained a cult following for his bizarre and sleazy exploitation films. He used many pseudonyms, predominantly Vincent Dawn (choosing that surname as a nod to George Romero's Dawn of the Dead). Mattei got his start in Italian exploitation cinema by directing several sexy Nazi death camp films in 1977, followed by some porn and nuns-ploitation films. In 1980, he directed two of his most infamous horror shockers, "THE OTHER HELL" and "VIRUS: HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD", followed a few years later by the delirious "RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR" and the ultra-gory "ZOMBIE 3" (which he co-directed with Lucio Fulci in the Philippines), and several torrid Emanuelle sex movies starring Laura Gemser. In all, he made over 50 films, many of them very low budget. However they have attracted a huge cult following. Sadly, Mattei was hospitalized in early May 2007 due to complications from a brain tumor, and lapsed into a coma shortly after. He died on May 21, 2007 at age 75.

[edit] Selected Filmography as Director

Zombies: The Beginning (2007) sequel to "Virus: Hell of the Living Dead"
Island of the Living Dead (2006)
The Jail: A Woman's Hell (2006) aka Lost Soul
Belle Da Morire 2 (2005) aka Killing Striptease 2
Mondo Cannibale/ Cannibal World (2003) aka Cannibal Holocaust 2
Nella Terra dei Cannibali/ In the Land of The Cannibals (2003) aka Cannibal Ferox 3: Land of Death
Snuff Killer-La Morta in diretta (2003) aka Snuff Trap
Belle Da Morire (2001) aka Killing Striptease
Ljuba (1996) aka Body and Soul
Cruel Jaws (1995) aka The Beast, aka Jaws 5
Eyes without a Face (1994) aka Madness
Dangerous Attraction (1994)
Desire (1990)
Shocking Dark (1989) aka Terminator 2
Zombi 4: After Death (1988) Mattei only co-produced this film
Zombi 3 (1988) co-directed with Lucio Fulci
Strike Commando II (1988) aka Diabolical Trap, starring Richard Harris
Robowar (1988) starring Reb Brown
Cop Game (1988, Crime drama)
Born To Fight (1987, War movie)
Strike Commando (1987) starring Reb Brown & Christopher Connelley
Double Target (1987) starring Bo Svenson & Donald Pleasence
Scalps (1986, Spaghetti western)
White Apache (1986, Spaghetti western)
Rats: Night Of Terror (1983) written by Claudio Fragasso
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) Mattei co-directed this with Claudio Fragasso), starred Lou Ferrigno
Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983) aka Women's Prison Massacre
Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) aka Caged Women
Caligula and Messalina (1982) aka Caligula's Perversions
Nero and Poppea: An Orgy of Power (1982)
Porno Holocaust (1981) Mattei co-directed this with Joe D'Amato (but was uncredited)
Virus: Hell of the Living Dead (1980) aka Night of the Zombies, aka Zombie Creeping Flesh
The True Story of the Nun of Monza (1980)
The Other Hell (1980) aka The Presence, aka Guardian of Hell
Sexy Night Report (1977) aka Mondo Erotico
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights (1977)
Emanuelle's Erotic Nights (1977)
SS Extermination Love Camp (1977)
SS Girls (1977) aka Private House for the SS