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Mario Bava (1914–1980)

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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Ecologia del delitto
Ecologia del delitto Cinematographer
(1971)
La ragazza che sapeva troppo
La ragazza che sapeva troppo Cinematographer
(1963)
Gli invasori
Gli invasori Cinematographer
(1961)
Terrore nello spazio
Terrore nello spazio Cinematographer
(1965)
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 1977 Schock (uncredited)
 1975 The House of Exorcism (uncredited)
 1974 Cani arrabbiati (uncredited)
 1973 Lisa e il diavolo (uncredited)
 1971 Quante volte... quella notte (uncredited)
 1971 Ecologia del delitto (director of photography)
 1970 Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (uncredited)
 1970 Il rosso segno della follia (director of photography)
 1970 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto (uncredited)
 1968 Il pistolero segnato da Dio (uncredited)
 1968 Diabolik (uncredited)
 1966 Le spie vengono dal semifreddo (uncredited)
 1966 Operazione paura (uncredited)
 1966 I coltelli del vendicatore (uncredited)
 1965 Terrore nello spazio (uncredited)
 1964 Minnesota Clay (uncredited)
 1964 La strada per Forte Alamo (uncredited)
 1964 6 donne per l'assassino (uncredited)
 1963 La frusta e il corpo (uncredited)
 1963 I tre volti della paura (uncredited)
 1963 La ragazza che sapeva troppo (director of photography)
 1961 Gli invasori (director of photography)
 1961 Ercole al centro della Terra (director of photography)
 1960 Esther and the King (director of photography)
 1960 Morgan il pirata (uncredited)
 1960 La maschera del demonio (photography)
 1959 La battaglia di Maratona (director of photography)
 1959 Ercole e la regina di Lidia (lighting director)
 1958 La morte viene dallo spazio (as Mario Baja)
 1958 Le fatiche di Ercole (lighting)
 1957 I vampiri
 1955 Graziella
 1954 Cose da pazzi
 1954 Terza liceo
 1953 Perdonami!
 1950 L'ospedale del delitto (Short documentary)
 1950 Goya (Documentary short) (uncredited)
 1950 Vita da cani
 1950 Miss Italia
 1949 Variazioni sinfoniche (Documentary short)
 1948 Pagliacci
 1947 Anfiteatro Flavio (Documentary short)
 1947 Legenda Sinfonica (Documentary short)
 1947 Santa notte (Documentary short)
 1946 L'orecchio (Documentary)
 1939 Il tacchino prepotente (Short)
 1939 La vispa Teresa (Short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

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

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

Alternate Names:

Mario Baja | Marie Foam | John Hold | Mickey Lion | John M. Old | John Old
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The guys of the Cahiers du Cinéma came to me. They wanted to analyze the connection between the plate swinging at the beginning of 6 donne per l'assassino (1964) and the telephone falling to the ground when Eva Bartok dies. I didn't even remember how the movie ended. See more »

Trivia:

He trained as a painter and was able to execute a number of matte and glass paintings for his films. See more »

Trademark:

Scenes on an airplane as a means of establishing or ending a story in his films. Examples: The Evil Eye (1963), Baron Blood (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1974) and Shock (1977). See more »

Star Sign:

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