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Giannetto De Rossi

Giannetto De Rossi

Actor, Makeup Department, Special Effects

Born August 8, 1942 in Rome, Latium, Italy

Died April 11, 2021

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Giannetto De Rossi (8 August 1942 – 11 April 2021) was Italian makeup and special effects artist for motion pictures. His career included work for several high-profile directors, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Sergio Leone, Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, and David Lynch; as well as collaborations with cult horror filmmakers Lucio Fulci and Alexandre Aja. He was known particularly for his highly-detailed and realistic prosthetic appliances, most visible in his horror output. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Special Effects for the Oscar-winning The Last Emperor (1987).

One of his first special FX roles was as make-up artist for Joe D'Amato, whose film Emanuelle in America required detailed special FX for the notorious snuff film sequences. The gruesome effects produced by De Rossi, which included a woman's breasts being hacked off and multiple floggings, were so convincing that many thought them real snuff film scenes, and one actress complained that she had been traumatised by the effects.

Early in his career, De Rossi worked with a number of well-known Italian directors, including Sergio Leone and Federico Fellini. A particularly notable collaboration was with Lucio Fulci on his horror film Zombi 2. De Rossi also worked with Fulci in two other films: The Beyond and The House by the Cemetery.

Dino De Laurentiis hired De Rossi to create the on-set practical effects for two films in Mexico which he was producing, Dune and Conan the Destroyer. De Rossi created a number of memorable effects in the two films, including the fetus-shaped Spice Guild Navigator seen floating in a tank in Dune and the Dagoth monster suit worn by André the Giant in Conan the Destroyer.

In the late 1980s he created the special makeup effects on Rambo III. For the scene in which Rambo heals himself by igniting gunpowder inside of a torso bullet wound, De Rossi rigged a device which caused flame to burst from both Sylvester Stallone's stomach and back at once. Stallone was so impressed by De Rossi's work that he hired him again for the make-up effects for Daylight, which was shot in Rome and put Stallone's son Sage Stallone in contact with Lucio Fulci.

De Rossi created the title monster in the film Killer Crocodile, and directed the film's sequel, Killer Crocodile 2.

He is also notable as the designer of the mask used in the film The Man in the Iron Mask.

De Rossi continued creating FX for both Italian and American cinema, until his death on 11 April 2021 (coincidentally the same day as fellow Lucio Fulci collaborator Enzo Sciotti).

Source: Article "Giannetto De Rossi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

Dust and Sweat: Giannetto De Rossi on 'The Valdez Horses' Video2021Self

In the Make-up Room: Giannetto De Rossi on 'The Valachi Papers' Video2021Self

Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King Poster

Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King Documentary2020Self

The Emmanuelle Effect Poster

The Emmanuelle Effect Documentary2020Self

Half a Croc: Interview with Giannetto De Rossi Documentary2019Self

The Prince of Plasma: The Giannetto De Rossi Story Video2019Self

The Beyond: Making It Real - The Horror Effects of the Beyond Documentary2015Self

Freudstein's Follies: An Interview with Giannetto De Rossi Video2012Self

Butcher Baker Zombiemaker: The Living Dead Legacy of Gianetto De Rossi Video2011Self

Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist Poster

Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist Video2011Self

Zombi Italiano Documentary2011Self

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Poster

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Documentary2010Self

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 Poster

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 Documentary2008Self

Nel supremo interesse della nazione - A history of censorship Documentary2007Self

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci? Poster

Do You Remember Lucio Fulci? Documentary2006Self

Ban the Sadist Videos! Poster

Ban the Sadist Videos! Documentary2005Self

Building a Better Zombi Documentary2004Self

Fear, Panic & Censorship Poster

Fear, Panic & Censorship Documentary2000Self

Astérix et Obélix contre César: L'envers du décor Poster

Astérix et Obélix contre César: L'envers du décor Documentary1999Self

Zombie Feature Film1979Zombie Hand on Paola

Abicinema Poster

Abicinema Documentary1975Self

Wake Up and Die Poster

Wake Up and Die Feature Film1966Paris gang member

Makeup Department

71

Type

Year

What Happened to Monday Poster

What Happened to Monday Feature Film2017

Muhammad: The Messenger of God Poster

Muhammad: The Messenger of God Feature Film2015

Christopher Roth Poster

Christopher Roth Feature Film2010

Pompei Mini-Series2007

The Last Legion Poster

The Last Legion Feature Film2007

Curse of the Ring Poster

Curse of the Ring TV Movie2004

Modigliani Poster

Modigliani Feature Film2004

High Tension Poster

High Tension Feature Film2003

Amici ahrarara Poster

Amici ahrarara Feature Film2001

Uprising Poster

Uprising TV Movie2001

Harrison's Flowers Poster

Harrison's Flowers Feature Film2000

Vatel Feature Film2000

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar Poster

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar Feature Film1999

The Man in the Iron Mask Poster

The Man in the Iron Mask Feature Film1998

Kull the Conqueror Poster

Kull the Conqueror Feature Film1997

Daylight Poster

Daylight Feature Film1996

DragonHeart Poster

DragonHeart Feature Film1996

Catherine the Great Poster

Catherine the Great TV Movie1995

The Inner Circle Poster

The Inner Circle Feature Film1991

Dr. M Feature Film1990

Killer Crocodile Poster

Killer Crocodile Feature Film1989

Rambo III Poster

Rambo III Feature Film1988

King Kong Lives Poster

King Kong Lives Feature Film1986

Conan the Destroyer Poster

Conan the Destroyer Feature Film1984

Dune Feature Film1984

Atlantis Interceptors Poster

Atlantis Interceptors Feature Film1983

State buoni se potete Poster

State buoni se potete Feature Film1983

Cavalleria rusticana Poster

Cavalleria rusticana TV Movie1982

La traviata Poster

La traviata Feature Film1982

Pagliacci Poster

Pagliacci TV Movie1982

The Beyond Poster

The Beyond Feature Film1981

The House by the Cemetery Poster

The House by the Cemetery Feature Film1981

Cannibals in the Streets Poster

Cannibals in the Streets Feature Film1980

The Humanoid Poster

The Humanoid Feature Film1979

Zombie Feature Film1979

King of the Gypsies Poster

King of the Gypsies Feature Film1978

1900 Feature Film1976

Cattivi pensieri Poster

Cattivi pensieri Feature Film1976

Fellini's Casanova Poster

Fellini's Casanova Feature Film1976

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Poster

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Feature Film1974

Romanzo popolare Poster

Romanzo popolare Feature Film1974

The Last 4 Days Poster

The Last 4 Days Feature Film1974

Ash Wednesday Poster

Ash Wednesday Feature Film1973

Chino Feature Film1973

The Funny Face of the Godfather Poster

The Funny Face of the Godfather Feature Film1973

The Eroticist Poster

The Eroticist Feature Film1972

The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire Poster

The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire Feature Film1972

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life Poster

The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life Feature Film1972

The Valachi Papers Poster

The Valachi Papers Feature Film1972

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... Poster

Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?... Feature Film1971

Io non spezzo... rompo Poster

Io non spezzo... rompo Feature Film1971

When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong Poster

When Men Carried Clubs and Women Played Ding-Dong Feature Film1971

The Invincible Six Poster

The Invincible Six Feature Film1970

Waterloo Poster

Waterloo Feature Film1970

When Women Had Tails Poster

When Women Had Tails Feature Film1970

Once Upon a Time in the West Poster

Once Upon a Time in the West Feature Film1968

Day of Anger Poster

Day of Anger Feature Film1967

Doctor Faustus Poster

Doctor Faustus Feature Film1967

Her Harem Poster

Her Harem Feature Film1967

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... Poster

On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who... Feature Film1967

The Taming of The Shrew Poster

The Taming of The Shrew Feature Film1967

Me, Me, Me... and the Others Poster

Me, Me, Me... and the Others Feature Film1966

Wake Up and Die Poster

Wake Up and Die Feature Film1966

I grandi condottieri Poster

I grandi condottieri Feature Film1965

The Possessed Poster

The Possessed Feature Film1965

Corpse for the Lady Poster

Corpse for the Lady Feature Film1964

I maniaci Poster

I maniaci Feature Film1964

The Thursday Poster

The Thursday Feature Film1964

Obiettivo ragazze Poster

Obiettivo ragazze Feature Film1963

The Hours of Love Poster

The Hours of Love Feature Film1963

The Little Nuns Poster

The Little Nuns Feature Film1963

Special Effects

7

Dr. M Feature Film1990

Incontri in case private Feature Film1988

Piranha II: The Spawning Poster

Piranha II: The Spawning Feature Film1982

The House by the Cemetery Poster

The House by the Cemetery Feature Film1981

Cannibals in the Streets Poster

Cannibals in the Streets Feature Film1980

Zombie Feature Film1979

Cattivi pensieri Poster

Cattivi pensieri Feature Film1976

Other Crew

4

The Man in the Iron Mask Poster

The Man in the Iron Mask Feature Film1998

Blame It on the Bellboy Poster

Blame It on the Bellboy Feature Film1992

Killer Crocodile 2 Poster

Killer Crocodile 2 Feature Film1990

Killer Crocodile Poster

Killer Crocodile Feature Film1989

Director

3

Type

Year

Tummy Video1995

Killer Crocodile 2 Poster

Killer Crocodile 2 Feature Film1990

Cy Warrior Poster

Cy Warrior Feature Film1989

Writer

3

Type

Year

Tummy Video1995

Killer Crocodile 2 Poster

Killer Crocodile 2 Feature Film1990

Cy Warrior Poster

Cy Warrior Feature Film1989

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Scream Creek Poster

Scream Creek Video2024

Astérix et Obélix contre César: L'envers du décor Poster

Astérix et Obélix contre César: L'envers du décor Documentary1999

Visual Effects

2

Emanuelle in America Poster

Emanuelle in America Feature Film1977

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Poster

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Feature Film1974

Sound Department

1

Emanuelle in America Poster

Emanuelle in America Feature Film1977

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