Bruno Mattei
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- July 30, 1931 in Rome, Lazio, Italy
- Died
- May 21, 2007
- Active Years
- 1952–2017 (66 Years)
- Total Credits
- 146 credits in database
Biography
Bruno Mattei was an Italian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, and producer born in Rome on July 30, 1931. He grew up in the city where his father owned a film editing studio, eventually beginning his career as an assistant at his father's company. Mattei worked as an editor on approximately 100 films between the 1960s and early 1970s before making his directorial debut with the 1970 drama Armida, il dramma di una sposa. Throughout his career, he directed numerous exploitation films across genres including zombie, cannibal, mondo, nunsploitation, and Nazisploitation. Known for utilizing various pseudonyms, Mattei continued his work in low-budget cinema until his death on May 21, 2007, in Rome at the age of 75.
Career overview
Bruno Mattei was an Italian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, producer, composer, and actor born in Rome on July 30, 1931. He grew up in the city where his father owned a small film editing studio. At age 20, he began his career working as an assistant at his father's company before moving on to other roles. He worked as an editor for approximately 100 films between the 1960s and the early 1970s.
Mattei made his directorial debut in 1970 with the drama Armida, il dramma di una sposa, which he directed under the alias Jordon B. Matthews. Throughout his career, he became known for directing exploitation films across a wide variety of genres, including women in prison, nunsploitation, zombie, mondo, cannibal, and Nazisploitation films. He frequently utilized pseudonyms, such as Andy Lamar and Bob Hunt, and was noted for having more aliases than any other working director. After returning to editing, he made a comeback in 1976 and continued to specialize in low-budget productions, often within the horror genre. Mattei held 95 known credits for directing during his career. He died on May 21, 2007, at the age of 75.
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146 titles- Viaggio ai confini dell'eros (2017) Director
- The Films of Bruno Mattei (2016)
- Cannibali - Leggenda o realtà (2009) Director
- Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008) as Self
- Island of the Living Dead (2007) Director
- Island of the Living Dead (2007) Screenplay
- Zombies: The Beginning (2007) as Himself (uncredited)
- Zombies: The Beginning (2007) Director
- The Jail: The Women's Hell (2006) Director
- Fellini dice... (2006) Director
- The Tomb (2006) Director
- Secrets of Women (2005) Director
- Belle da morire 2 (2005) Director
- A Shudder On The Skin (2005) Director
- The Dark Side of a Woman (2005) Director
- Fuga Orientale (2005) Director
- Snuff Trap (2004) Director
- Snuff Trap (2004) Editor
- Snuff Trap (2004) Music Editor
- Snuff Trap (2004) Writer
- Cannibal World (2004) Writer
- Cannibal World (2004) Director
- In the Land of the Cannibals (2004) Director
- In the Land of the Cannibals (2004) Editor
- In the Land of the Cannibals (2004) Writer
- The Other Woman (2002) Director
- The Other Woman (2002) Writer
- Killing Striptease (2002) Director
- Killing Striptease (2002) Writer
- Killing Striptease (2002) Editor
- Venetian Caprice (2002) Editor
- Venetian Caprice (2002) Director
- Venetian Caprice (2002) Writer
- Un giudice di rispetto (2000) Screenplay
- Un giudice di rispetto (2000) Story
- Body and Soul (1997) Director
- Body and Soul (1997) Writer
- Cruel Jaws (1995) Director
- Cruel Jaws (1995) Editor
- Cruel Jaws (1995) Screenplay
- Legittima vendetta (1995) as Regista del provino (uncredited)
- Legittima vendetta (1995) Writer
- Legittima vendetta (1995) Director
- Telephone Murder (1994) Director
- Telephone Murder (1994) Writer
- Madness (1994) Director
- Madness (1994) Editor
- Dangerous Attraction (1993) Director
- Dangerous Attraction (1993) Screenplay
- Dangerous Attraction (1993) Editor
- Night Killer (1990) as Reporter with yellow scarf (uncredited)
- Night Killer (1990) Director
- Night Killer (1990) Editor
- Desire (1990) Director
- Three for One (1990) Director
- Three for One (1990) Editor
- Appointment in Trieste (1989) Director
- Born to Fight (1989) Director
- Born to Fight (1989) Editor
- Shocking Dark (1989) Director
- Robowar (1988) Director
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) as Soldier at creamatorum (uncredited)
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) Editor
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) Co-Director
- Cop Game (1988) Director
- Strike Commando 2 (1988) Director
- Sortis de route (1988) Writer
- Sortis de route (1988) Director
- Sortis de route (1988) Producer
- Strike Commando (1987) Director
- Strike Commando (1987) Writer
- Strike Commando (1987) Editor
- Scalps (1987) Screenplay
- Scalps (1987) Director
- Double Target (1987) Director
- Double Target (1987) Writer
- Double Target (1987) Editor
- White Apache (1987) Director
- Hanna D: The Girl from Vondel Park (1984) Editor
- Rats: Night of Terror (1984) Director
- Rats: Night of Terror (1984) Story
- Monster Shark (1984) Second Unit
- Women's Prison Massacre (1983) Director
- Women's Prison Massacre (1983) Production Manager
- The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) Director
- The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983) Editor
- Uno storico pasticcio (1983) Director
- Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) Editor
- Violence in a Women's Prison (1982) Director
- Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982) Director
- Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982) Writer
- Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power (1982) Editor
- Caligula and Messalina (1981) Director
- The Other Hell (1981) Director
- The Other Hell (1981) Story
- Gocce d'amore (1981) Editor
- Night of the Zombies (1980) as SWAT Officer at Embassy Siege (uncredited)
- Night of the Zombies (1980) Director
- The True Story of the Nun of Monza (1980) Director
- Sesso Perverso, Mondo Violento (1980) Director
- La provinciale a lezione di sesso (1980) Director
- Cicciolina amore mio (1979) Director
- Libidomania (1979) Director
- Cicciolina My Love (1979) Director
- Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 (1978) Director
- Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 (1978) Screenplay
- Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World N. 2 (1978) Editor
- Sexy Night Report (1977) Director
- Sexy Night Report (1977) Supervising Editor
- Sexy Night Report (1977) Writer
- Private House of the SS (1977) Director
- Private House of the SS (1977) Writer
- Women's Camp 119 (1977) Director
- Women's Camp 119 (1977) Writer
- Black Cobra (1976) Editor
- Black Velvet (1976) Editor
- Love Sacrifice (1976) Director
- Love Sacrifice (1976) Screenplay
- Emanuelle and Françoise (1975) Writer
- La collegiale (1975) Editor
- The French Sex Murders (1972) Editor
- Tamar Wife of Er (1971) Editor
- Count Dracula (1970) Editor
- The Deserter (1970) Editor
- Armida, the Tragedy of a Wife (1970) Director
- 99 Women (1969) Editor
- Lesbo (1969) Editor
- The Magnificent Tony Carrera (1969) Editor
- Yellow: The Cousins (1969) Editor
- Inconsolable Widows Are Looking For Distractions (1968) Editor
- Target Frankie (1967) Editor
- Crossfire in Caracas (1967) Editor
- Goldface, the Fantastic Superman (1967) Editor
- Agent 3S3, Massacre in the Sun (1966) Editor
- Triumph of the Ten Gladiators (1964) Assistant Editor
- Revenge of the Black Knight (1963) Editor
- Mondo caldo di notte (1962) Editor
- L'ultimo pedone (1961) Editor
- The Nights of Lucretia Borgia (1959) Assistant Editor
- La sposa (1958) Assistant Editor
- The Mighty Crusaders (1957) Assistant Editor
- The Violent Patriot (1956) Assistant Editor
- Tua per la vita (1955) Assistant Editor
- Figaro, il barbiere di Siviglia (1955) Assistant Editor
- Giovanna (1955) Assistant Editor
- Non è vero... ma ci credo! (1952) Assistant Editor
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When and where was Bruno Mattei born?
Bruno Mattei was born on July 30, 1931 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. They passed away on May 21, 2007.
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Bruno Mattei has accumulated over 146 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1952 to 2017.
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Bruno Mattei was an Italian filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, and producer born in Rome on July 30, 1931. He grew up in the city where his father owned a film editing studio, eventually beginning his career as an assistant at his father's company. Mattei worked as an editor on approximately 100 films between the 1960s a...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Night of the Zombies (1980) as SWAT Officer at Embassy Siege (uncredited) — aged about 48
- Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988) as Soldier at creamatorum (uncredited) — aged about 56
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