Giannetto De Rossi

Giannetto De Rossi

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.

  • Title: Giannetto De Rossi
  • Popularity: 3.177
  • Known For: Costume & Make-Up
  • Birthday: 1942-08-08
  • Place of Birth: Rome, Latium, Italy
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  • Also Known As: Gianetto De Rossi, Gino De Rossi, Gianeto Derossi, Giannetto de' Rossi, Giannetto dé Rossi, Gianetto de Rossi
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Giannetto De Rossi Movies

  • 2008
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    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    6 2008 HD

    This documentary examines the life and legacy of controversial Italian filmmaker Lucio Fulci through interviews with his colleagues, each of whom...

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  • 2004
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    Building a Better Zombi: Retrospective of Zombi 2

    Building a Better Zombi: Retrospective of Zombi 2

    1 2004 HD

    Documentary about Fulci's "Zombi 2".

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  • 2007
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    Hanging Shadows

    Hanging Shadows

    1 2007 HD

    Offers a critical appreciation of Italian horror cinema, pioneered by directors such as Dario Argento and Mario Bava, a genre that influenced...

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  • 2020
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    Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

    Jorge Grau: Catalonia's Cult Film King

    1 2020 HD

    This is the first and only feature-length documentary on the life and cinema of the late Jorge Grau, who is most famous for his classic...

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  • 2011
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    Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist

    Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist

    5 2011 HD

    This documentary is featured on Arrow Video's 2011 DVD & Blu-ray releases for The Beyond (1981).

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  • 2006
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    Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

    Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?

    1 2006 HD

    Documentary in which Lucio Fulci's friends and collaborators remember him in a wide range of aspects, from the personal to the professional.

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  • 1975
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    Abicinema

    Abicinema

    6 1975 HD

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  • 2020
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    The Emmanuelle Effect

    The Emmanuelle Effect

    1 2020 HD

    The very first feature-length discussion and breakdown of the entire "Emmanuelle" phenomenon - the atmosphere in Europe that led to the production of...

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  • 2007
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    Quelli del Maledetto Treno Blindato - Making of 'Inglorious Bastards'

    Quelli del Maledetto Treno Blindato - Making of 'Inglorious Bastards'

    1 2007 HD

    Behind the scenes of "Inglorious Basterds" by Quentin Tarantino.

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  • 1988
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    Rambo III

    Rambo III

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1977
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    Emanuelle in America

    Emanuelle in America

    5.2 1977 HD

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  • 1981
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    The House by the Cemetery

    The House by the Cemetery

    6.254 1981 HD

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  • 1983
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    Raiders of Atlantis

    Raiders of Atlantis

    5 1983 HD

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  • 1992
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    The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

    5.7 1992 HD

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  • 1990
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    Killer Crocodile 2

    Killer Crocodile 2

    5.9 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Killer Crocodile 2

    Killer Crocodile 2

    5.9 1990 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    6.37 1974 HD

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  • 1989
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    Cy-Warrior

    Cy-Warrior

    4.1 1989 HD

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  • 1989
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    Cy-Warrior

    Cy-Warrior

    4.1 1989 HD

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  • 1964
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    Corpse for the Lady

    Corpse for the Lady

    5.1 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Thursday

    The Thursday

    7 1964 HD

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  • 1989
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    Killer Crocodile

    Killer Crocodile

    5.443 1989 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Hours of Love

    The Hours of Love

    5 1963 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

    The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life

    7.3 1972 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Humanoid

    The Humanoid

    3.7 1979 HD

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  • 2001
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    Amici ahrarara

    Amici ahrarara

    5 2001 HD

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  • 1984
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    Dune

    Dune

    6.2 1984 HD

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  • 2000
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    Harrison's Flowers

    Harrison's Flowers

    6.5 2000 HD

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  • 1963
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    Obiettivo ragazze

    Obiettivo ragazze

    3.8 1963 HD

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  • 1974
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    Come Home and Meet My Wife

    Come Home and Meet My Wife

    7.3 1974 HD

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  • 1963
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    The Little Nuns

    The Little Nuns

    7 1963 HD

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  • 1976
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    Fellini's Casanova

    Fellini's Casanova

    7 1976 HD

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  • 1980
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    Cannibal Apocalypse

    Cannibal Apocalypse

    5.6 1980 HD

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  • 1981
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    The House by the Cemetery

    The House by the Cemetery

    6.254 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    The House by the Cemetery

    The House by the Cemetery

    6.254 1981 HD

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  • 1978
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    King of the Gypsies

    King of the Gypsies

    5.6 1978 HD

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  • 1971
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    Il furto è l'anima del commercio!?...

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

    3.5 1971 HD

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  • 1966
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    Me, Me, Me... and the Others

    Me, Me, Me... and the Others

    6.1 1966 HD

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  • 2001
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    Uprising

    Uprising

    6.6 2001 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Harem

    The Harem

    5.5 1967 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Eroticist

    The Eroticist

    5.6 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    When Women Had Tails

    When Women Had Tails

    4.5 1970 HD

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  • 1964
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    The Maniacs

    The Maniacs

    5 1964 HD

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  • 1979
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    Zombie Flesh Eaters

    Zombie Flesh Eaters

    6.7 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    Holocaust 2000

    Holocaust 2000

    5.9 1977 HD

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  • 1967
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    Doctor Faustus

    Doctor Faustus

    5.3 1967 HD

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  • 1982
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    Piranha II: The Spawning

    Piranha II: The Spawning

    4.4 1982 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue

    6.37 1974 HD

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  • 1970
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    Waterloo

    Waterloo

    7.1 1970 HD

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  • 1983
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    State buoni se potete

    State buoni se potete

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1995
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    Tummy

    Tummy

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    Tummy

    Tummy

    1 1995 HD

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  • 2004
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    Ring of the Nibelungs

    Ring of the Nibelungs

    6.2 2004 HD

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  • 1971
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    Io non spezzo... rompo

    Io non spezzo... rompo

    3.9 1971 HD

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  • 2003
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    High Tension

    High Tension

    6.7 2003 HD

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  • 1976
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    1900

    1900

    7.8 1976 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Valachi Papers

    The Valachi Papers

    6.4 1972 HD

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  • 1996
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    Daylight

    Daylight

    6.1 1996 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire

    The Mighty Anselmo and His Squire

    5.2 1972 HD

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  • 1982
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    La traviata

    La traviata

    7.068 1982 HD

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  • 1996
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    DragonHeart

    DragonHeart

    6.5 1996 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Funny Face of the Godfather

    The Funny Face of the Godfather

    2 1973 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Beyond

    The Beyond

    6.9 1981 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Possessed

    The Possessed

    6.9 1965 HD

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  • 1966
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    Wake Up and Die

    Wake Up and Die

    5.8 1966 HD

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  • 1968
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    Once Upon a Time in the West

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    8.3 1968 HD

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  • 1965
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    Samson and Gideon

    Samson and Gideon

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Beyond

    The Beyond

    6.9 1981 HD

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  • 1970
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    5.25 1970 HD

    Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.

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