Mario Bava

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-07-31 (66 years old)

Deathday

1980-04-27

Place of Birth

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.

Acting

2000

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

as Self (archive footage)

1963

1959

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

as Mexican at police station (uncredited)

1966

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

as Angel with Harp (uncredited)

2022

Production

1974

Moses the Lawgiver

as Special Effects Coordinator

1968

Danger: Diabolik

as Screenplay

1968

Danger: Diabolik

as Director

1973

1977

Shock

as Director of Photography

1972

Baron Blood

as Director

1977

Shock

as Director

1995

Rabid Dogs

as Director

1971

A Bay of Blood

as Director

1971

A Bay of Blood

as Director of Photography

1973

Lisa and the Devil

as Screenplay

1971

1972

Baron Blood

as Director of Photography

1963

Black Sabbath

as Director

1939

La vispa Teresa

as Director of Photography

1963

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

as Director of Photography

1970

1959

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

as Director of Photography

1966

Kill, Baby... Kill!

as Screenplay

1966

1970

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

as Director of Photography

1964

1959

1957

Lust of the Vampire

as Director of Photography

1961

Hercules in the Haunted World

as Director of Photography

1960

Black Sunday

as Director of Photography

1963

1960

Black Sunday

as Special Effects

1960

Black Sunday

as Director

1980

Inferno

as Thanks

1966

1965

1977

Shock

as Special Effects

1958

The Day the Sky Exploded

as Director of Photography

1961

1964

1951

Spring song

as Director of Photography

1959

Hercules Unchained

as Special Effects

1975

1959

The White Warrior

as Director of Photography

1952

La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

as Director of Photography

1953

Perdonami!

as Director of Photography

1955

Good night… lawyer!

as Director of Photography

1943

L'avventura di Annabella

as Director of Photography

1975

1960

1961

1943

Sant'Elena, piccola isola

as Director of Photography

1954

Sins of Casanova

as Director of Photography

1958

Hercules

as Special Effects

1956

Nero's Mistress

as Special Effects

1951

La famiglia Passaguai

as Director of Photography

1966

Gunman Called Nebraska

as Matte Painter

1941

The White Ship

as Assistant Camera

1968

Odissea

as Director

1995

Rabid Dogs

as Story

2015

Rabid Dogs

as Original Film Writer

1995

Rabid Dogs

as Screenplay

1949

Anthony of Padua

as Director of Photography

1959

The Giant of Marathon

as Special Effects

1947

Christmas at Camp 119

as Director of Photography

1959

Hercules Unchained

as Director of Photography

1950

A Dog’s Life

as Director of Photography

1950

The Knight is Here

as Director of Photography

1950

Her Favourite Husband

as Director of Photography

1950

Miss Italia

as Director of Photography

1958

Hercules

as Director of Photography

1947

Men and Skies

as Director of Photography

1953

It Happened in the Park

as Director of Photography

1958

City at Night

as Director of Photography

1964

The Road to Fort Alamo

as Director of Photography

1959

The Giant of Marathon

as Director of Photography

1966

Kill, Baby... Kill!

as Director of Photography

1961

1963

Black Sabbath

as Screenplay

1956

Nero's Mistress

as Director of Photography

1955

Non c'è amore più grande

as Director of Photography

1950

Her Favourite Husband

as Special Effects

1955

Beautiful But Dangerous

as Director of Photography

1960

Son of Samson

as Second Unit Director

1962

Attack of the Normans

as Second Unit Director

1980

Inferno

as Second Unit Director

1959

Hercules Unchained

as Assistant Director

1959

The White Warrior

as Assistant Director

1961

Erik the Conqueror

as Director of Photography

1972

Baron Blood

as Screenplay

1939

Il tacchino prepotente

as Director of Photography

1961

Erik the Conqueror

as Screenplay

2011

Masks

as Thanks

1941

La compagnia della teppa

as Camera Operator

1995

Rabid Dogs

as Director of Photography

1980

Inferno

as Second Unit

1960

Esther and the King

as Director of Photography

1954

High School

as Director of Photography

1946

L'orecchio

as Editor

1946

L'orecchio

as Director

1946

L'orecchio

as Director of Photography

1946

L'orecchio

as Producer

1957

Lust of the Vampire

as Screenplay

1964

Blood and Black Lace

as Director of Photography

1975

The House of Exorcism

as Director of Photography

1965

1970

Five Dolls for an August Moon

as Director of Photography

1947

1949

1950

Musical Whim

as Director

1947

Legenda Sinfonica

as Director of Photography

1949

Variazioni Sinfoniche

as Director of Photography

1947

1947

Santa Notte

as Director

1947

Santa Notte

as Director of Photography

1947

Anfiteatro Flavio

as Director of Photography

1966

Gunman Called Nebraska

as Director of Photography

1971

Four Times That Night

as Director of Photography

1956

Roland the Mighty

as Director of Photography

1954

They Stole a Tram

as Director of Photography

1966

Knives of the Avenger

as Director of Photography

1960

Morgan, the Pirate

as Director of Photography

1952

Sunday Heroes

as Director of Photography

1968

Danger: Diabolik

as Director of Photography

1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

as Special Effects

1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

as Second Unit Director

1961

The Wonders of Aladdin

as Second Unit Director of Photography

1961

The Last of the Vikings

as Additional Second Assistant Director

1961

The Last of the Vikings

as Additional Director of Photography

1968

Naked You Die

as Screenplay

1948

Mad About Opera

as Director of Photography

1947

L'elisir d'amore

as Director of Photography

1954

Crazy Things

as Director of Photography

1948

Pagliacci

as Director of Photography

1971

A Bay of Blood

as Screenplay

1951

Love I Haven't... But... But

as Director of Photography

1970

Five Dolls for an August Moon

as Additional Writing

1960

Black Sunday

as Matte Painter

1970

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

as Camera Operator

1970

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

as Title Designer

1953

The Street of Hope

as Director of Photography

1954

Graziella

as Director of Photography

1953

Toys and perfumes

as Director of Photography

1952

Dad Becomes Mom

as Director of Photography

1951

Cops and Robbers

as Director of Photography

1966

1981

1948

Lezioni di Geometria

as Director of Photography

1950

L'ospedale del delitto

as Director of Photography

1941

Men in the Deep

as Camera Operator

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