Known for Directing
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.
Born
July 31, 1914
Died
April 27, 1980 (age 65)
Birthplace
Sanremo, Liguria, Italy
Filmography
169 films, 5 shows
Rabid Dogs
1995 · 1h 36m
country: Italy
Following a bungled robbery, three violent criminals take a young woman, a middle-aged man, and a child hostage and force them to drive them outside Rome to help them make a clean getaway.
The Venus of Ille
1981 · 1h
country: Italy
A wealthy landowner uncovers a bronze statue of Venus on his property. He asks an antique expert to examine the statue and confirm its wealth. Upon arrival, the expert is striken with love by the landowner’s daughter-in-law who bears an uncanny resemblance to the statue.
Shock
1977 · 1h 35m
country: Italy
A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
The House of Exorcism
1975 · 1h 32m
country: Spain
A re-edited version of Mario Bava's "Lisa and the Devil" for the U.S. market, including newly filmed scenes involving a possessed Lisa.
Lisa and the Devil
1973 · 1h 35m
country: Germany
Lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper Leandre.
Baron Blood
1972 · 1h 38m
country: Germany
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.
A Bay of Blood
1971 · 1h 25m
country: Italy
An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.
Four Times That Night
1971 · 1h 23m
country: Germany
A night of attempted seduction is recalled from the perspectives of the woman, the man, a lecherous doorman and a psychoanalyst.
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack
1970 · 1h 25m
country: Italy
Two outlaws compete with each other over a treasure map that will lead them to buried gold while one of them is in league with a sadistic priest-turned-crime lord, while a young Native American girl helps both outlaws and plays both sides against each other.
Hatchet for the Honeymoon
1970 · 1h 23m
country: Italy
A madman haunted by the ghost of his ex-wife carves a corpse-laden trail.
Five Dolls for an August Moon
1970 · 1h 22m
country: Italy
A wealthy playboy gathers a group of bourgeois friends at his isolated beach house for a weekend of relaxation. When bodies start pilling up, they realize they’re trapped with a killer in their midst, sending them in a frenzy to figure out who amongst them is killing the others before they are killed next.
The Odyssey
1969 · 1h 50m
country: France
After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka. [Theatrical version of the 1968 mini-series.]
Danger: Diabolik
1968 · 1h 44m
country: Italy
International man of mystery Diabolik and his sensuous lover Eva Kant pull off heist after heist, all while European cops led by Inspector Ginko and envious mobsters led by Ralph Valmont are closing in on them.
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
1966 · 1h 23m
country: Italy
Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot plots another twisted scheme to take over the world by killing off the major military leaders of every country; to that end, he creates in his secret lab a bevy of bodacious girl bombs; full-length, life-size robots that explode when embraced.
Kill, Baby... Kill!
1966 · 1h 23m
country: Italy
A 20th century European village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl.
Knives of the Avenger
1966 · 1h 25m
country: Italy
A mysterious knife-throwing viking warrior protects a young peasant woman and her young son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the title of king and the woman for himself.
Gunman Called Nebraska
1966 · 1h 23m
country: Italy
A drifter helps a ranch couple fend off the approaches of a ruthless landowner.
Planet of the Vampires
1965 · 1h 28m
country: Italy
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
The Road to Fort Alamo
1964 · 1h 19m
country: Italy
A lone rider comes across a dying soldier, the victim of an Indian attack, who gives him a paper authorizing the payment of $150,000 to the U.S. Army. The rider gathers some colleagues who disguise themselves as soldiers and who take the paper to a bank. They get the money but a shoot-out occurs, an old woman is killed, and the gang acrimoniously splits up. Later some members of the gang meet up with some real U.S. Cavalry soldiers and together they must fight off new Indian attacks.
Blood and Black Lace
1964 · 1h 28m
country: Germany
Isabella, a young model, is murdered by a mysterious masked figure at a fashion house in Rome. When her diary, which details the house employees' many vices, disappears, the masked killer begins killing off all the models in and around the house to find it.
The Whip and the Body
1963 · 1h 27m
country: France
Disowned in the past by his father, Kurt Menliff, a cruel and sadistic nobleman, returns to the family castle to reclaim his inheritance.
Black Sabbath
1963 · 1h 35m
country: France
Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1963 · 1h 26m
country: Italy
A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.
Erik the Conqueror
1961 · 1h 30m
country: France
In the 9th Century, two Viking children, separated since their early childhood with one raised by the British and the other by Vikings, meet after nearly 20 years as rivals as war breaks out between Britian and the Vikings for control of England.
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · 1h 26m
country: Italy
Upon his return from battle in the previous film, the great warrior Hercules learns that his lover, Daianara, has lost her senses. Acording of the oracle Medea, Dianara's only hope is the Stone of Forgetfulness which lies deep in the realm of Hades. Hercules, with two companions, Theseus and Telemachus, embarks on a dangerous quest for the stone, while he is unaware that Dianara's guardian, King Lico, is the one responsible for her condition and plots to have the girl for himself as his bride upon her revival.
The Wonders of Aladdin
1961 · 1h 33m
country: France
Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie.
Black Sunday
1960 · 1h 26m
country: Italy
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.
The Day the Sky Exploded
1958 · 1h 22m
country: France
Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.
Musical Whim
1950 · 10m
country: Italy
A short film by Mario Bava about the representation of music, the very language of the soul.
Variazioni Sinfoniche
Variazioni Sinfoniche
1949 · 14m
country: Italy
Documentary short
Anfiteatro Flavio
Anfiteatro Flavio
1947 · 10m
country: Unknown
Documentary short
Santa Notte
Santa Notte
1947 · 8m
country: Italy
Early documentary short by Mario Bava.
Legenda Sinfonica
Legenda Sinfonica
1947 · 8m
country: Italy
Documentary short.
L'orecchio
L'orecchio
1946 · 30m
country: Italy