Mario Bava
Mario Bava (31 July 1914 – 27 April 1980) was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter, frequently referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the Macabre". His low-budget genre films, known for their distinctive visual flair and stylish technical ingenuity, feature recurring themes and imagery concerning the conflict between illusion and reality, as well as the destructive capacity of human nature. He was a pioneer of Italian genre cinema, and is regarded as one of the most influential auteurs of the horror film genre. After providing special effects work and other assistance on productions like Hercules (1958) and Caltiki – The Immortal Monster (1959), Bava made his official feature directorial debut with the horror film Black Sunday, released in 1960. He went on to direct such films as The Gi...
Filmography
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The Venus of Ille
Shock
The House of Exorcism
Rabid Dogs
Lisa and the Devil
Baron Blood
A Bay of Blood
Four Times That Night
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Roy Colt & Winchester Jack
The Odyssey
Danger: Diabolik
Kill, Baby... Kill!
Knives of the Avenger
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Planet of the Vampires
Blood and Black Lace
The Road to Fort Alamo
The Whip and the Body
Black Sabbath
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Hercules in the Haunted World
Erik the Conqueror
The Wonders of Aladdin
Black Sunday
The Day the Sky Exploded
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Esther and the King
The Giant of Marathon
The White Warrior
Hercules Unchained
City at Night
Hercules
Lust of the Vampire
Nero's Mistress
Beautiful But Dangerous
Non c'è amore più grande
Good night… lawyer!
They Stole a Tram
Sins of Casanova
Graziella
High School
Crazy Things
It Happened in the Park
The Street of Hope
Perdonami!
Sunday Heroes
Dad Becomes Mom
The Passaguai Family Gets Rich
La famiglia Passaguai
Love I Haven't... But... But
Cops and Robbers
Spring song
The Knight is Here
A Dog’s Life
Her Favourite Husband
Miss Italia
Anthony of Padua
Christmas at Camp 119
Men and Skies
L'avventura di Annabella