Mario Bava (1914–1980)

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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 photography his artistic background led him to a ... See full bio »

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(age 65) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Known For

A Bay of Blood
A Bay of Blood Cinematographer
(1971)
The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye Cinematographer
(1963)
Erik the Conqueror
Erik the Conqueror Cinematographer
(1961)
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Planet of the Vampires Cinematographer
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 1977 Shock (uncredited)
 1975 The House of Exorcism (uncredited)
 1974 Rabid Dogs (director of photography)
 1973 Lisa and the Devil (uncredited)
 1972 Baron Blood (uncredited)
 1971 A Bay of Blood (director of photography)
 1971 Four Times That Night (uncredited)
 1970 Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (uncredited)
 1970 Hatchet for the Honeymoon (director of photography)
 1970 Five Dolls for an August Moon (uncredited)
 1968 Two Pistols and a Coward (uncredited)
 1968 Danger: Diabolik (uncredited)
 1966 Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (uncredited)
 1966 Kill, Baby... Kill! (uncredited)
 1966 Knives of the Avenger (uncredited)
 1966 Savage Gringo (uncredited)
 1965 Planet of the Vampires (uncredited)
 1964 Minnesota Clay (uncredited)
 1964 The Road to Fort Alamo (uncredited)
 1964 Blood and Black Lace (uncredited)
 1963 The Whip and the Body (uncredited)
 1963 Black Sabbath (uncredited)
 1963 The Evil Eye (director of photography)
 1961 Erik the Conqueror (director of photography)
 1961 Hercules in the Haunted World (director of photography)
 1960 Esther and the King (director of photography)
 1960 Morgan the Pirate (uncredited)
 1960 Black Sunday (photography)
 1959 The Giant of Marathon (director of photography)
 1959 Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (director of photography)
 1959 Hercules Unchained (lighting director)
 1958 The Day the Sky Exploded (director of photography - as Mario Baja)
 1958 Hercules (lighting)
 1957 Lust of the Vampire (director of photography)
 1955 Graziella
 1954 Cose da pazzi
 1954 High School
 1953 Perdonami!
 1952 Sunday Heroes
 1950 L'ospedale del delitto (Short documentary)
 1950 Goya (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1950 A Dog's Life
 1950 Miss Italia
 1949 Variazioni sinfoniche (Documentary short)
 1947 Anfiteatro Flavio (Documentary short)
 1947 Legenda Sinfonica (Documentary short)
 1947 Santa notte (Documentary short)
 1946 L'orecchio (Documentary)
 1939 Lively Teresa (Short)
 1939 The Bullying Turkey (Short)
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Other Works:

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

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2 Biographical Movies | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Interview | 3 Articles | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mario Baja | Marie Foam | John Hold | Mickey Lion | Mario | John M. Old | John Old | Rijk Sijöstrom
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Personal Quote:

In my entire career, I made only big bullshits, no doubt about that. See more »

Trivia:

Dino De Laurentiis originally approached Bava to handle the special effects of King Kong (1976). Bava did not want to leave Italy so he turned down the offer. He recommended Carlo Rambaldi. See more »

Trademark:

Frequent uses of a zoom frame onto or back from a character's face during suspense scenes. See more »

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