Mario Bava

ActorWriterCrewDirectorDirecting Jul 31 (died age 65) Sanremo, Liguria, Italy 1939–2025 (86 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Black Sunday

Director

Film

Blood and Black Lace

Director

Film

Black Sabbath

Director

Film

Inferno

Second Unit

Film

Rabid Dogs

Director

Film

A Bay of Blood

Director

Film

Cops and Robbers

Director of Photography

Film

Kill, Baby... Kill!

Director

Filmography

Acting (10)

Movies (9)

Bloodthirst

2022

as self

Bloodthirst

2013

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film

2005

as Self

4.0

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

as Self

Italian Kings Of B

as Self

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000

as Self (archive footage)

5.9

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

1966

as Angel with Harp (uncredited)

5.0

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

as Uncle Augusto

6.9

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

as Mexican at police station (uncredited)

5.8

Television (1)

Quelli che il cinema

2025

as se stesso

Crew (164)

Movies (161)

Rabid Dogs

Original Film Writer

Masks

Thanks

The Venus of Ille

Director

Inferno

Second Unit

Inferno

Second Unit Director

Inferno

Thanks

Shock

Director

Shock

Director of Photography

Shock

Special Effects

Moses the Lawgiver

Special Effects Coordinator

5.8

The House of Exorcism

1975

Director

4.5

The House of Exorcism

1975

Director of Photography

4.5

The House of Exorcism

Screenplay

Lisa and the Devil

Director

Lisa and the Devil

Screenplay

Rabid Dogs

Director

Rabid Dogs

Director of Photography

Rabid Dogs

Screenplay

Rabid Dogs

Story

Baron Blood

Director

Baron Blood

Director of Photography

Baron Blood

Screenplay

A Bay of Blood

Director

A Bay of Blood

Director of Photography

6.6

A Bay of Blood

1971

Screenplay

6.6

Four Times That Night

1971

Director

5.3

Four Times That Night

1971

Director of Photography

5.3

Five Dolls for an August Moon

1970

Additional Writing

5.7

Five Dolls for an August Moon

1970

Director

5.7

Five Dolls for an August Moon

1970

Director of Photography

5.7

Five Dolls for an August Moon

1970

Editor

5.7

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970

Camera Operator

6.4

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970

Director

6.4

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970

Director of Photography

6.4

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970

Screenplay

6.4

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970

Title Designer

6.4

Roy Colt and Winchester Jack

Director

Odissea

Director

Danger: Diabolik

Director

Danger: Diabolik

Director of Photography

Danger: Diabolik

Screenplay

Naked You Die

Screenplay

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

Director

Kill, Baby... Kill!

Director

Kill, Baby... Kill!

Director of Photography

6.9

Kill, Baby... Kill!

1966

Screenplay

6.9

Gunman Called Nebraska

1966

Director

5.1

Gunman Called Nebraska

1966

Director of Photography

5.1

Gunman Called Nebraska

1966

Matte Painter

5.1

Knives of the Avenger

1966

Director

6.2

Knives of the Avenger

1966

Director of Photography

6.2

Knives of the Avenger

1966

Writer

6.2

Planet of the Vampires

1965

Director

6.4

Planet of the Vampires

Screenplay

Blood and Black Lace

Director

Blood and Black Lace

Director of Photography

7.3

Blood and Black Lace

1964

Writer

7.3

The Road to Fort Alamo

1964

Director

5.4

The Road to Fort Alamo

1964

Director of Photography

5.4

The Whip and the Body

Director

Black Sabbath

Director

Black Sabbath

Screenplay

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

Director

6.9

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

Director of Photography

6.9

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963

Screenplay

6.9

Attack of the Normans

1962

Second Unit Director

6.0

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961

Director

4.9

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961

Second Unit Director

4.9

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961

Second Unit Director of Photography

4.9

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961

Special Effects

4.9

Hercules in the Haunted World

1961

Director

6.6

Hercules in the Haunted World

1961

Director of Photography

6.6

Hercules in the Haunted World

1961

Screenplay

6.6

Hercules in the Haunted World

Story

Erik the Conqueror

Director

Erik the Conqueror

Director of Photography

Erik the Conqueror

Screenplay

Erik the Conqueror

Story

The Last of the Vikings

1961

Additional Director of Photography

4.5

The Last of the Vikings

1961

Additional Second Assistant Director

Black Sunday

Director

Black Sunday

Director of Photography

Black Sunday

Matte Painter

Black Sunday

Special Effects

Esther and the King

Director

Esther and the King

Director of Photography

Son of Samson

Second Unit Director

Morgan, the Pirate

Director of Photography

Hercules Unchained

Assistant Director

Hercules Unchained

Director of Photography

4.9

Hercules Unchained

1959

Special Effects

4.9

The Giant of Marathon

1959

Director of Photography

5.1

The Giant of Marathon

Special Effects

The White Warrior

Assistant Director

The White Warrior

Director of Photography

5.1

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

Co-Director

5.8

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

Director of Photography

5.8

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959

Special Effects

5.8

Hercules

1958

Director of Photography

Hercules

Special Effects

City at Night

Director of Photography

The Day the Sky Exploded

1958

Director

4.1

The Day the Sky Exploded

1958

Director of Photography

4.1

Lust of the Vampire

1957

Director of Photography

Lust of the Vampire

Screenplay

Lust of the Vampire

Story

Nero's Mistress

Director of Photography

Nero's Mistress

Special Effects

Roland the Mighty

Director of Photography

5.5

Non c'è amore più grande

1955

Director of Photography

Beautiful But Dangerous

1955

Director of Photography

5.9

Good night… lawyer!

1955

Director of Photography

6.4

High School

1954

Director of Photography

6.0

Graziella

1954

Director of Photography

6.0

Sins of Casanova

1954

Director of Photography

2.8

Crazy Things

1954

Director of Photography

6.0

They Stole a Tram

1954

Director of Photography

6.1

The Street of Hope

1953

Director of Photography

5.7

Toys and perfumes

1953

Director of Photography

It Happened in the Park

1953

Director of Photography

6.4

Perdonami!

1953

Director of Photography

3.0

Dad Becomes Mom

1952

Director of Photography

6.4

Sunday Heroes

1952

Director of Photography

6.7

La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna

1952

Director of Photography

5.8

La famiglia Passaguai

1951

Director of Photography

6.5

Cops and Robbers

1951

Director of Photography

7.5

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

1951

Director of Photography

6.2

Spring song

1951

Director of Photography

Her Favourite Husband

1950

Director of Photography

5.6

Her Favourite Husband

1950

Special Effects

5.6

L'ospedale del delitto

1950

Director of Photography

A Dog’s Life

1950

Director of Photography

6.8

Musical Whim

1950

Director

Miss Italia

1950

Director of Photography

The Knight is Here

1950

Director of Photography

5.0

Anthony of Padua

1949

Director of Photography

Variazioni Sinfoniche

1949

Director

Variazioni Sinfoniche

1949

Director of Photography

Mad About Opera

1948

Director of Photography

7.5

Lezioni di Geometria

1948

Director of Photography

Pagliacci

1948

Director of Photography

This Wine of Love

1947

Director of Photography

3.5

Christmas at Camp 119

1947

Director of Photography

6.6

Santa Notte

1947

Director

Santa Notte

1947

Director of Photography

Men and Skies

1947

Director of Photography

Legenda Sinfonica

1947

Director

Legenda Sinfonica

1947

Director of Photography

Anfiteatro Flavio

1947

Director

Anfiteatro Flavio

1947

Director of Photography

L'orecchio

1946

Director

L'orecchio

1946

Director of Photography

L'orecchio

1946

Editor

L'orecchio

1946

Producer

Sant'Elena, piccola isola

1943

Director of Photography

4.0

L'avventura di Annabella

1943

Director of Photography

The White Ship

Assistant Camera

Men in the Deep

Camera Operator

La compagnia della teppa

1941

Camera Operator

La vispa Teresa

1939

Director of Photography

5.8

Il tacchino prepotente

1939

Director of Photography

5.0

Television (3)

The Devil's Game

1981

Director

5.7

Moses the Lawgiver

1974

Special Effects Coordinator

The Odyssey

1968

Director

8.9