Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Born / DiedJul 31, 1914 (Died at 66)

Zodiac Sign♌Leo

Place of BirthSanremo, Liguria, Italy

Career Span1939 – 1980

Known Credits95 Titles

Official Links

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Mario Bava

Also known as:John M. OldJohn OldRijk SijöstromMario Baja+2 more

Total Works

92 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

6.1 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Mario Bava's career

6.6

Inferno

1980•movie

Role: Thanks

7.4

Black Sunday

1960•movie

Role: Special Effects

7.2

Black Sabbath

1963•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Blood and Black Lace

1964•movie

Role: Writer

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 95 titles featuring Mario Bava

6.6

Inferno

1980•movie

Role: Thanks

7.4

Black Sunday

1960•movie

Role: Special Effects

7.2

Black Sabbath

1963•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Blood and Black Lace

1964•movie

Role: Writer

6.5

A Bay of Blood

1971•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

Rabid Dogs

1995•movie

Role: Director

6.9

Kill, Baby... Kill!

1966•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.3

Danger: Diabolik

1968•movie

Role: Screenplay

6.4

Planet of the Vampires

1965•movie

Role: Director

6.9

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

1963•movie

as Uncle Augusto

7.5

Cops and Robbers

1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

Lisa and the Devil

1974•movie

Role: Director

6.4

The Whip and the Body

1963•movie

Role: Director

6.1

Baron Blood

1972•movie

Role: Director

5.8

Five Dolls for an August Moon

1970•movie

Role: Editor

6.3

Shock

1977•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

1970•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Rabid Dogs

2015•movie

Role: Original Film Writer

6.3

Lust of the Vampire

1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Hercules in the Haunted World

1961•movie

Role: Screenplay

5.1

Hercules

1958•movie

Role: Special Effects

5.0

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

1966•movie

as Angel with Harp (uncredited)

5.0

Hercules Unchained

1959•movie

Role: Special Effects

5.8

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

1959•movie

as Mexican at police station (uncredited)

6.4

Erik the Conqueror

1961•movie

Role: Director

5.3

Four Times That Night

1971•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Knives of the Avenger

1966•movie

Role: Director

5.7

Masks

2011•movie

Role: Thanks

5.6

Naked You Die

1968•movie

Role: Screenplay

4.4

The House of Exorcism

1975•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Nero's Mistress

1956•movie

Role: Special Effects

7.6

The Odyssey

1969•movie

Role: Director

5.2

The Giant of Marathon

1959•movie

Role: Special Effects

4.7

Roy Colt and Winchester Jack

1970•movie

Role: Director

5.9

Beautiful But Dangerous

1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.3

The Day the Sky Exploded

1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

The Road to Fort Alamo

1964•movie

Role: Director

6.6

La famiglia Passaguai

1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.5

Esther and the King

1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.4

The Odyssey

1968•series

Role: Director

5.2

Gunman Called Nebraska

1966•movie

Role: Matte Painter

5.2

The Wonders of Aladdin

1961•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Son of Samson

1960•movie

Role: Second Unit Director

6.9

A Dog’s Life

1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.7

Good night… lawyer!

1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.5

The White Ship

1941•movie

Role: Assistant Camera

5.9

The Street of Hope

1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

Moses the Lawgiver

1976•movie

Role: Special Effects Coordinator

5.3

The White Warrior

1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

The Passaguai Family Gets Rich

1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

It Happened in the Park

1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

They Stole a Tram

1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

La vispa Teresa

1939•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

2000•movie

as Self (archive footage)

5.9

Morgan, the Pirate

1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Dad Becomes Mom

1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

Christmas at Camp 119

1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Her Favourite Husband

1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

Sunday Heroes

1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.1

The Last of the Vikings

1961•movie

Role: Additional Second Assistant Director

4.0

Sins of Casanova

1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Il tacchino prepotente

1939•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

The Venus of Ille

1981•movie

Role: Director

5.2

The Devil's Game

1981•series

Role: Director

6.1

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

1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.0

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film

2005•movie

as Self

7.0

Roland the Mighty

1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.3

Mad About Opera

1948•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

This Wine of Love

1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

Crazy Things

1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.7

Men in the Deep

1941•movie

Role: Camera Operator

6.5

Mario Bava: Operazione paura

2004•movie

as Self

5.5

Perdonami!

1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Sant'Elena, piccola isola

1943•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

The Knight is Here

1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Attack of the Normans

1962•movie

Role: Second Unit Director

6.5

High School

1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

Graziella

1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Italian Kings Of B

2003•movie

as Self

7.0

Spring song

1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

L'avventura di Annabella

1943•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

Anthony of Padua

1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Men and Skies

1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

Miss Italia

1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

City at Night

1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Non c'è amore più grande

1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

La compagnia della teppa

1941•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Pagliacci

1948•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Toys and perfumes

1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Bloodthirst

2013•movie

Bloodthirst

2022•movie

as self

Musical Whim

1950•movie

Role: Director

Lezioni di Geometria

1948•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Il demoniaco nell'arte

1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Moses the Lawgiver

1974•series

Role: Special Effects Coordinator