Mario Bava
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| Mario Bava has a son, [[Lamberto Bava]], who also achieved a movie-directing career. | Mario Bava has a son, [[Lamberto Bava]], who also achieved a movie-directing career. | ||
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| *''[[I Vampiri]]'' (1957 uncredited co-direction) | *''[[I Vampiri]]'' (1957 uncredited co-direction) | ||
| - | *''[[Caltiki - The Immortal Monster]]'' (1959, uncredited co-direction) | ||
| *''[[La maschera del demonio]]'', (''Black Sunday'', ''Mask of the Demon'', ''Mask of Satan'', 1960) | *''[[La maschera del demonio]]'', (''Black Sunday'', ''Mask of the Demon'', ''Mask of Satan'', 1960) | ||
| - | *''[[Esther and the King]]'' (1960, co-direction) | ||
| - | *''[[Le meraviglie di Aladino]]'' (''[[The Wonders of Aladdin]]'', 1960 - Only some scenes) | ||
| - | *''[[Hercules in the Haunted World]]'', 1961 | ||
| - | *''[[Gli invasori]]'' (''[[Erik The Conqueror]]'', 1961) | ||
| *''[[La ragazza che sapeva troppo]]'' (''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'', 1963) | *''[[La ragazza che sapeva troppo]]'' (''The Girl Who Knew Too Much'', 1963) | ||
| *''[[Black Sabbath (film)|Black Sabbath]]'', 1963 | *''[[Black Sabbath (film)|Black Sabbath]]'', 1963 | ||
| *''[[The Whip and the Body]]'', 1963 | *''[[The Whip and the Body]]'', 1963 | ||
| *''[[Blood and Black Lace]]'', 1964 | *''[[Blood and Black Lace]]'', 1964 | ||
| - | *''[[The Road to Fort Alamo]]'', 1964 | ||
| - | *''[[Planet of the Vampires]]'', 1965 | ||
| - | *''[[Savage Gringo]]'', 1966 - Uncredited | ||
| - | *''[[Kill, Baby... Kill!]]'', 1966 | ||
| - | *''[[Knives of the Avenger]]'', 1966 | ||
| - | *''[[Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs]]'', 1966 | ||
| *''[[Danger: Diabolik]]'', 1968) | *''[[Danger: Diabolik]]'', 1968) | ||
| - | *''[[Roy Colt & Winchester Jack]]'', 1970 | ||
| *''[[Five Dolls for an August Moon]]'', 1970 | *''[[Five Dolls for an August Moon]]'', 1970 | ||
| *''[[Hatchet for the Honeymoon]]'', 1970 | *''[[Hatchet for the Honeymoon]]'', 1970 | ||
| *''Bay of Blood'' / ''[[Twitch of the Death Nerve]]'', 1971 | *''Bay of Blood'' / ''[[Twitch of the Death Nerve]]'', 1971 | ||
| - | *''[[Baron Blood (film)|Baron Blood]]'', 1972 | ||
| - | *''[[Four Times That Night]]'', 1972 | ||
| - | *''[[Lisa and the Devil]]'', 1973 | ||
| - | *''[[House of Exorcism]]'', 1974 - Edited version of ''Lisa and the Devil'' | ||
| - | *''[[Rabid Dogs]]'', 1974 | ||
| - | *''[[Shock (1977 film)|Shock]]'' (''Beyond the Door II'', 1977) | ||
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Mario Bava (July 31 1914-April 27 1980) was an Italian director and cinematographer remembered as one of the greatest names from the golden age of Italian horror films. [1] [Apr 2007]
Biography
Mario Bava was born in Sanremo, Liguria.
In 1960 he directed one of the first Italian gothic horror films of the 1960s: La maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) which made a star out of Barbara Steele. His use of light and dark in black and white films is widely acclaimed along with his use of colors in films like I tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) (1963) and La Frusta e il corpo (The Whip and the Body) (1963).
His work has proved very influential: Bava directed what is called the first Italian giallo film, La ragazza che sapeva troppo (The Girl Who Knew Too Much) (1963), and his 1965 sci-fi horror Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires) was a key influence on Alien (1979). Diabolik (1968) was one of the world's first comic book adaptations, while 1971's Reazione a catena (also known as Twitch of the Death Nerve & Bay of Blood) is considered to be one of the earliest slasher films.
Mario Bava has a son, Lamberto Bava, who also achieved a movie-directing career.
Selected filmography as director
- I Vampiri (1957 uncredited co-direction)
- La maschera del demonio, (Black Sunday, Mask of the Demon, Mask of Satan, 1960)
- La ragazza che sapeva troppo (The Girl Who Knew Too Much, 1963)
- Black Sabbath, 1963
- The Whip and the Body, 1963
- Blood and Black Lace, 1964
- Danger: Diabolik, 1968)
- Five Dolls for an August Moon, 1970
- Hatchet for the Honeymoon, 1970
- Bay of Blood / Twitch of the Death Nerve, 1971
