Biography
Bruno Mattei (30 July 1931 – 21 May 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor who directed exploitation films in many genres, including women in prison, nunsploitation, zombie, mondo, cannibal, and Nazisploitation films. Born in 1931, Bruno Mattei grew up in Rome, Italy, where his father owned a small film editing studio. Mattei made his debut as a director with the drama Armida, il dramma di una sposa(1970) under the alias "Jordon B. Matthews". He eventually had more pseudonyms than any working director in the world. He returned to editing before making another comeback in 1976 with two low-budget Nazi exploitation films, Women's Camp 119 (1977) (aka "Women's Camp 119") and Casa privata per le SS (1977) (aka "SS Girls"). Mattei followed these taboo-breaking films with excursions into porno films and mondo "shockumentaries", all directed under his many pseudonyms, concentrating on "shock value" with films such as Mondo erotico (1973), "Libiodomania" and "Libidomania 2". Always on the lookout for new exploitation avenues, Mattei followed with "nunsploitation", with the softcore sex film La vera storia della monaca di Monza (1980) and the violent sex thriller The Other Hell (1981). Both films involved a partnership with writer/director Claudio Fragasso, who helped him write and direct the back-to-back productions. Using yet another alias, "Vincent Dawn", Mattei directed Hell of the Living Dead (1980) (aka "Hell of the Living Dead"), a low-budged zombie picture inspired by other zombie cannibal movies such as Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Lucio Fulci's Zombi 2 (1979). "Virus" was filmed in Spain and used jungle footage from New Guinea and a patch soundtrack from Goblins "Dawn of the Dead" soundtrack, which was a minor hit in Italy and abroad. After directing two women's prison films starring Laura Gemser, Mattei moved to directing sword-and-sorcery flicks, starting with I sette magnifici gladiatori (1983). Both Mattei and Fragasso collaborated on the sci-fi/horror flick Rats - Notte di terrore (1984), inspired by the futuristic movies of the early 1980s. Mattei considers this his best work, despite his still having to work with a very low budget. He worked relentlessly through the 1980s, directing a pair of "spaghetti westerns", some action flicks and about half of Zombi 3 (1988) after Lucio Fulci was taken off the production, though Mattei was not credited with it. In the early 1990s Mattei directed a series of erotic thrillers and a made-for-TV movie, Cruel Jaws (1995) (TV), which was inspired by Steven Spielberg's Jaws (1975). Mattei continued making films, with more than 50 to his credit by the 200s. In early 2007 his health becan to decline rapidly after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Despite his doctor's warnings, he went through with a surgical operation to have the tumor removed in May of that year. After the surgery he fell into a coma from complications, and died a few days later on May 21, 2007 at age 75.
Filmography
all 94
Movies 93
Director 51
Writer 3
self 2
TV Shows 1
Viaggio ai confini dell'eros (2017)
The Films of Bruno Mattei (2016)
Cannibali - Leggenda o realtà (2009)
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008)
Island of the Living Dead (2007)
Zombies: The Beginning (2007)
The Jail: The Women's Hell (2006)
The Tomb (2006)
Belle da morire 2 (2005)
Secrets of Women (2005)
The Dark Side of a Woman (2005)
In the Land of the Cannibals (2004)
Snuff Trap (2004)
Cannibal World (2004)
Belle da morire (2002)
Venetian Caprice (2002)
The Other Woman (2002)
Un giudice di rispetto (2000)
Body and Soul (1997)
Cruel Jaws (1995)
Legittima Vendetta (1995)
Telephone Murder (1994)
Madness (1994)
Dangerous Attraction (1993)
Cop Game (1991)
Three for One (1990)
Desire (1990)
Night Killer (1990)
Appointment in Trieste (1989)
Shocking Dark (1989)
Born to Fight (1989)
Strike Commando 2 (1988)
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988)
Robowar (1988)
Sortis de route (1988)
Scalps (1987)
Strike Commando (1987)
White Apache (1987)
Double Target (1987)
Hanna D: The Girl from Vondel Park (1984)
Devil Fish (1984)
Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983)
Blade Violent (1983)
Uno storico pasticcio (1983)
Violence in a Women's Prison (1982)
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982)
Caligula and Messalina (1981)
The Other Hell (1981)
Night of the Zombies (1980)
The True Story of the Nun of Monza (1980)
Sesso Perverso, Mondo Violento (1980)
Libidomania (1979)
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 (1978)
Sexy Night Report (1977)
Women's Camp 119 (1977)
Private House of the SS (1977)
Black Velvet (1976)
Black Eve (1976)
Love Sacrifice (1976)
Emanuelle and Françoise (1975)
La collegiale (1975)
The French Sex Murders (1972)
My Father Monsignor (1971)
The Deserter (1970)
Count Dracula (1970)
Armida, il dramma di una sposa (1970)
Yellow: The Cousins (1969)
Lesbo (1969)
99 Women (1969)
The Magnificent Tony Carrera (1969)
La vuole lui... lo vuole lei (1968)
Inconsolable Widows Are Looking For Distractions (1968)
Goldface, the Fantastic Superman (1967)
Target Frankie (1967)
Crossfire in Caracas (1967)
Fistful of Diamonds (1967)
Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun (1966)
Kill Johnny Ringo (1966)
Desperate Mission (1965)
Agent 3S3: Passport to Hell (1965)
Spartacus and the Ten Gladiators (1964)
Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964)
Revenge of the Black Knight (1963)
Blood and Defiance (1962)
Mondo caldo di notte (1962)
The Nights of Lucretia Borgia (1959)
La sposa (1958)
The Mighty Crusaders (1957)
The Violent Patriot (1956)
Tua per la vita (1955)
Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia (1955)
Giovanna (1955)
Non è vero... ma ci credo! (1952)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1931-07-30
Deathday2007-05-21 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceRome, Italy
CitizenshipsKingdom of Italy, Italy
Also Known AsAndy Lamar, Bob Hunter, David Graham, David Hunt, Erik Montgomery, Frank Klox, George Smith, Gilbert Roussel, Herik Montgomery, Jimmy B. Matheus, J.B. Mathews, J.B. Matthews, Jimmy Matheus, Jordan B. Matthews, Martin Miller, Michael Cardoso, Norman Dawn, Pierre Le Blanc, Stefan Oblowsky, Vincent Dawn, William Snyder, J. Metheus, Jummy Mathews
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