Mario Bava
Mario Bava was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter. 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. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Italian genre cinema and one of the most influential and greatest filmmakers of all time, he is popularly referred to as the "Master of Italian Horror" and the "Master of the Macabre".
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Rabid Dogs
writer
2015
Rabid Dogs
writer
1995
Rabid Dogs
director
1995
The Venus of Ille
director
1981
Shock
director
1977
The House of Exorcism
director
1975
The House of Exorcism
writer
1975
Lisa and the Devil
writer
1974
Lisa and the Devil
director
1974
Baron Blood
director
1972
Baron Blood
writer
1972
A Bay of Blood
director
1971
A Bay of Blood
writer
1971
Four Times That Night
director
1971
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
writer
1970
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
director
1970
Five Dolls for an August Moon
director
1970
The Odyssey
director
1969
Danger: Diabolik
writer
1968
Danger: Diabolik
director
1968
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
actor
1966
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
director
1966
Kill, Baby... Kill!
director
1966
Kill, Baby... Kill!
writer
1966
Knives of the Avenger
director
1966
Knives of the Avenger
writer
1966
Planet of the Vampires
writer
1965
Planet of the Vampires
director
1965
The Road to Fort Alamo
director
1964
Blood and Black Lace
writer
1964
Blood and Black Lace
director
1964
The Whip and the Body
director
1963
Black Sabbath
writer
1963
Black Sabbath
director
1963
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
writer
1963
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
director
1963
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
actor
1963
Erik the Conqueror
director
1961
Erik the Conqueror
writer
1961
Hercules in the Haunted World
writer
1961
Hercules in the Haunted World
director
1961
The Wonders of Aladdin
director
1961
Black Sunday
director
1960
Caltiki, the Immortal Monster
actor
1959
Lust of the Vampire
writer
1957