Directing · b. 1914 · Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Mario Bava

Biography

Mario Bava (July 31, 1914 – April 25, 1980) was an Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the "golden age" of Italian horror films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mario Bava, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed
The Venus of Ille 1981 Shock 1977 The House of Exorcism 1975 Rabid Dogs 1973 Lisa and the Devil 1973 Baron Blood 1972 Four Times That Night 1971 A Bay of Blood 1971 Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970 Five Dolls for an August Moon 1970 Roy Colt and Winchester Jack 1970 Danger: Diabolik 1968 Odissea 1968 Kill, Baby... Kill! 1966 Knives of the Avenger 1966 Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs 1966 Gunman Called Nebraska 1966 Planet of the Vampires 1965 Blood and Black Lace 1964 The Road to Fort Alamo 1964 The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963 Black Sabbath 1963 The Whip and the Body 1963 Hercules in the Haunted World 1961 Erik the Conqueror 1961 The Wonders of Aladdin 1961 Black Sunday 1960 The Day the Sky Exploded 1958 Musical Whim 1950 Variazioni Sinfoniche 1949 Legenda Sinfonica 1947 Anfiteatro Flavio 1947 Santa Notte 1947 L'orecchio 1946
Cinematography
Shock 1977 The House of Exorcism 1975 Rabid Dogs 1973 Baron Blood 1972 A Bay of Blood 1971 Four Times That Night 1971 Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970 Five Dolls for an August Moon 1970 Danger: Diabolik 1968 Kill, Baby... Kill! 1966 Knives of the Avenger 1966 Gunman Called Nebraska 1966 The Road to Fort Alamo 1964 Blood and Black Lace 1964 The Girl Who Knew Too Much 1963 Hercules in the Haunted World 1961 Erik the Conqueror 1961 Black Sunday 1960 Esther and the King 1960 Morgan, the Pirate 1960 Caltiki, the Immortal Monster 1959 The White Warrior 1959 Hercules Unchained 1959 The Giant of Marathon 1959 The Day the Sky Exploded 1958 City at Night 1958 Hercules 1958 Lust of the Vampire 1957 Nero's Mistress 1956 Roland the Mighty 1956 Good night… lawyer! 1955 Non c'è amore più grande 1955 Beautiful But Dangerous 1955 Sins of Casanova 1954 High School 1954 They Stole a Tram 1954 Crazy Things 1954 Graziella 1954 Perdonami! 1953 It Happened in the Park 1953 The Street of Hope 1953 Toys and perfumes 1953 La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna 1952 Sunday Heroes 1952 Dad Becomes Mom 1952 Spring song 1951 La famiglia Passaguai 1951 Love I Haven't... But... But 1951 Cops and Robbers 1951 The Knight is Here 1950 Her Favourite Husband 1950 Miss Italia 1950 A Dog’s Life 1950 L'ospedale del delitto 1950 Anthony of Padua 1949 Variazioni Sinfoniche 1949 Mad About Opera 1948 Pagliacci 1948 Lezioni di Geometria 1948 Christmas at Camp 119 1947 Men and Skies 1947 Legenda Sinfonica 1947 Anfiteatro Flavio 1947 Santa Notte 1947 This Wine of Love 1947 L'orecchio 1946 L'avventura di Annabella 1943 Sant'Elena, piccola isola 1943 La vispa Teresa 1939 Il tacchino prepotente 1939
Acting
Bloodthirst self 2022 Bloodthirst 2013 Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film Self 2005 Mario Bava: Operazione paura Self 2004 Italian Kings Of B Self 2003 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre Self (archive footage) 2000
Other Credits
Rabid Dogs Original Film Writer 2015 Masks Thanks 2011 Inferno Thanks 1980 Moses the Lawgiver Special Effects Coordinator 1976 Naked You Die Screenplay 1968 Attack of the Normans Second Unit Director 1962 The Last of the Vikings Additional Second Assistant Director 1961 Son of Samson Second Unit Director 1960 The White Ship Assistant Camera 1941 La compagnia della teppa Camera Operator 1941 Men in the Deep Camera Operator 1941
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