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Mario Bava (1914–1980)

Cinematographer | Director | Writer

Italian director Mario Bava was born on July 31, 1914 in the coastal northern Italian town of San Remo. His father, Eugenio Bava (1886-1966), was a cinematographer in the early days of the Italian film industry. Bava was trained as a painter, and when he eventually followed his father into film... See full bio »

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in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Died:

(age 65) in Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Hide HideCinematographer (73 titles)
1977 Beyond the Door II (uncredited)
 
1974 Rabid Dogs (uncredited)
 
1972 Four Times that Night (uncredited)
 
1972 Baron Blood (uncredited)
 
1971 A Bay of Blood
 
1970 Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (uncredited)
 
1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon
 
1970 Island of Terror (uncredited)
 
1968 Danger: Diabolik (uncredited)
 
1966 Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (uncredited)
 
1966 Kill Baby, Kill (uncredited)
 
1966 Knives of the Avenger (uncredited)
 
1965 Planet of the Vampires (uncredited)
 
1964 The Road to Fort Alamo (uncredited)
 
1964 Blood and Black Lace (uncredited)
 
1963 What (uncredited)
 
1963 Black Sabbath (uncredited)
 
1963 The Evil Eye
 
1961 Erik the Conqueror
 
1961 Hercules in the Haunted World
 
1960 Esther and the King (director of photography)
 
1960 Black Sunday
 
1959 Giant of Marathon
 
1959 Caltiki the Undying Monster (as John Foam)
 
1959 Agi Murad il diavolo bianco
 
1959 Hercules Unchained
 
1958 The Day the Sky Exploded (as Mario Baja)
 
1958 Città di notte
 
1958 Le fatiche di Ercole
 
1956 Roland the Mighty
 
1956 Nero's Mistress
 
1956 Lust of the Vampire
 
1955 Beautiful But Dangerous
 
1955 Non c'è amore più grande
 
1955 Sins of Casanova
 
1955 Buonanotte... avvocato!
 
1954 Cose da pazzi
 
1954 High School
 
1954 Graziella
 
1954 Hanno rubato un tram
 
1953 It Happened in the Park
 
1953 Il viale della speranza
 
1953 Perdonami!
 
1953 Balocchi e profumi
 
1953 Il bacio dell'Aurora
 
1952 Sunday Heroes
 
1952 Dad Becomes Mom
 
1951 La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna
 
1951 Guardie e ladri
 
1951 Anthony of Padua
 
1951 Canzone di primavera
 
1951 Love I Haven't... But... But
 
1951 Goya (documentary short)
 
1951 The Passaguai Family
 
1950 The Taming of Dorothy
 
1950 Vita da cani
 
1950 Miss Italia
 
1950 È arrivato il cavaliere!
 
1950 L'ospedale del delitto (documentary short)
 
1949 Variazioni sinfoniche (documentary)
 
1948 Love of a Clown - Pagliacci
 
1948 Mad About Opera
 
1947 Natale al campo 119
 
1947 Elixir of Love
 
1947 Uomini e cieli
 
1947 Anfiteatro Flavio (short)
 
1947 Legenda Sinfonica (documentary short)
 
1947 Santa notte (documentary)
 
1946 L'orecchio (documentary)
 
1943 Sant'Elena, piccola isola
 
1943 L'avventura di Annabella
 
1939 The Bullying Turkey (short)
 
1939 Lively Teresa (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (37 titles)
1979 I giochi del diavolo (TV mini-series)
– La Venere d'Ille (1979)
 
1977 Beyond the Door II
 
1974 Rabid Dogs
 
1974 Lisa and the Devil (also as Mickey Lion)
 
1972 Four Times that Night
 
1972 Baron Blood
 
1971 A Bay of Blood
 
1970 Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
 
1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon
 
1970 Island of Terror
 
1968 Odissea (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.4 (1968) (segment "Polifemo")
– Episode #1.3 (1968) (segment "Polifemo")
 
1968 Danger: Diabolik
 
1966 Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
 
1966 Kill Baby, Kill
 
1966 Knives of the Avenger
 
1966 Gunman Called Nebraska (uncredited)
 
1965 Planet of the Vampires
 
1964 The Road to Fort Alamo (as John M. Old)
 
1964 Blood and Black Lace
 
1963 What (as John M. Old)
 
1963 Black Sabbath
 
1963 The Evil Eye
 
1961 Erik the Conqueror
 
1961 Hercules in the Haunted World
 
1961 Le meraviglie di Aladino
 
1961 The Last of the Vikings (uncredited)
 
1960 Esther and the King (Italian version)
 
1960 Black Sunday
 
1959 Giant of Marathon ( - uncredited / completed film)
 
1959 Caltiki the Undying Monster ( - uncredited / completed film)
 
1956 Lust of the Vampire ( - uncredited / completed film)
 
1954 Ulysses (uncredited)
 
1949 Variazioni sinfoniche (documentary)
 
1947 Santa notte (documentary)
 
1947 Legenda Sinfonica (documentary short)
 
1947 Anfiteatro Flavio (short)
 
1946 L'orecchio (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
1974 Lisa and the Devil (screenplay)
 
1971 A Bay of Blood (screenplay)
 
1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1968 The Young, the Evil and the Savage (story - uncredited)
 
1968 Danger: Diabolik (screenplay)
 
1966 Kill Baby, Kill (screenplay)
 
1966 Knives of the Avenger (as John Hold)
 
1965 Planet of the Vampires (original version)
 
1964 Blood and Black Lace (collaboration)
 
1963 Black Sabbath (writer)
 
1963 The Evil Eye (writer)
 
1961 Erik the Conqueror (story and screenplay)
 
1961 Hercules in the Haunted World (screenplay / story)
 
1960 Black Sunday (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (12 titles)
1974 Moses the Lawgiver (TV mini-series) (special effects)
 
1968 Odissea (TV mini-series) (special effects - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.4 (1968) (special effects - segment "Polifemo" - uncredited)
– Episode #1.3 (1968) (special effects - segment "Polifemo" - uncredited)
 
1965 Planet of the Vampires (special effects - uncredited)
 
1961 Le meraviglie di Aladino (special effects)
 
1960 Black Sunday (matte paintings - uncredited, special effects - uncredited)
 
1959 Giant of Marathon (special photographic effects)
 
1959 Caltiki the Undying Monster (special effects - as Marie Foam)
 
1959 Hercules Unchained (special effects director)
 
1958 Le fatiche di Ercole (special effects)
 
1956 Nero's Mistress (special effects)
 
1956 Lust of the Vampire (special effects - uncredited)
 
1950 The Taming of Dorothy (special effects)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (11 titles)
1980 Inferno (camera operator - uncredited, lighting technician - uncredited)
 
1959 Hercules Unchained (special lighting director)
 
1958 Le fatiche di Ercole (lighting technician)
 
1954 Ulysses (camera operator)
 
1947 Barber of Seville (camera operator)
 
1942 The Lion of Damascus (camera operator)
 
1942 Captain Tempest (camera operator)
 
1941 The White Ship (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1941 La compagnia della teppa (camera operator)
 
1941 S.O.S. Submarine (camera operator)
 
1940 Ecco la felicità (camera operator)
 
1980 Inferno (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1962 Attack of the Normans (second unit director)
 
1961 Le meraviglie di Aladino (second unit director)
 
1960 Son of Samson (second unit director)
 
1959 Giant of Marathon (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1959 Agi Murad il diavolo bianco (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1959 Hercules Unchained (assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1974 Rabid Dogs
Crowd extra (uncredited)
 
1966 Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Furious Man at Fairground (uncredited)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
1980 Inferno (visual effects - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011/I Masks (dedicated to)
 
2009 Dream House (video short) (special thanks)
 
1981 Silver Slime (short) (dedicatee)
 
1980 Inferno (special thanks)
 
1977 Suspiria (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film (video short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

1970: TV commercial for Mobil Oil for the Italian show Carosello.

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2 Biographical Movies  | 2 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mario Baja | John Foam | Marie Foam | John Hold | Mickey Lion | John M. Old
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I didn't want to be a director because, in my opinion, a director must be a true genius. See more »

Trivia:

Dino De Laurentiis originally approached Bava to handle the special effects of King Kong. Bava did not want to leave Italy so he turned down the offer. He recommended Carlo Rambaldi. See more »

Trademark:

Scenes on an airplane as a means of establishing or ending a story in his films. Examples: The Evil Eye (1963), Baron Blood (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1974) and Shock (1977). See more »

Star Sign:

Leo