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Directing

Mario Bava

Career: Active from 1939 to 1995, with a break from 1982 to 1994, busiest in 1947 and 1950 with 6 main titles each.

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: The Odyssey
84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Mario Bava Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
1.3, average 5.4
Family Dynamics
3.1, average 4.8
Coming of Age
1.4, average 3.0
Social Commentary
3.4, average 4.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Historical Setting 6
Italian Cinema 6
Suspenseful 5
Stylish Visuals 4
Italian Horror 4
Moral Dilemma 3
Post-War Italy 3
Historical Drama 3
Psychological Horror 3
Social Commentary 3
Italian Neorealism 3
Intrigue 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 50

Rabid Dogs

55

Original Film Writer

Masks

45

Thanks

1990s

1 title · average score 83

Rabid Dogs

83

Director, Screenplay

1980s

2 titles · average score 63

The Venus of Ille

61

Director

Inferno

65

Second Unit, Thanks

1970s

10 titles · average score 52

Shock

59

Director, Cinematography

Moses the Lawgiver

53

Special Effects Coordinator

The House of Exorcism

45

Screenplay, Director of Photography

Lisa and the Devil

60

Director, Screenplay

Baron Blood

33

Director of Photography, Director

A Bay of Blood

72

Director of Photography, Director

Four Times That Night

46

Director, Director of Photography

Hatchet for the Honeymoon

60

Director, Director of Photography

Five Dolls for an August Moon

57

Director, Editor

Roy Colt and Winchester Jack

33

Director

1960s

22 titles · average score 60

Danger: Diabolik

65

Director, Director of Photography

Naked You Die

51

Screenplay

Kill, Baby... Kill!

69

Director, Screenplay

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs

34

as Angel with Harp (uncredited)

Planet of the Vampires

65

Screenplay, Director

Blood and Black Lace

74

Writer, Director

Black Sabbath

80

Director, Screenplay

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

69

as Uncle Augusto

The Whip and the Body

71

Director

Hercules in the Haunted World

60

Director of Photography, Story

Black Sunday

80

Special Effects, Director

Esther and the King

38

Director of Photography

1950s

35 titles · average score 56

Hercules Unchained

38

Special Effects, Director of Photography

The Giant of Marathon

43

Special Effects, Director of Photography

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster

48

as Mexican at police station (uncredited)

The White Warrior

51

Assistant Director, Director of Photography

Hercules

52

Director of Photography, Special Effects

The Day the Sky Exploded

44

Director, Director of Photography

Lust of the Vampire

63

Director of Photography, Story

Nero's Mistress

60

Director of Photography, Special Effects

Beautiful But Dangerous

59

Director of Photography

High School

Director of Photography

It Happened in the Park

62

Director of Photography

Cops and Robbers

76

Director of Photography

1940s

18 titles · average score 56

Anthony of Padua

Director of Photography

Variazioni Sinfoniche

Director, Director of Photography

Pagliacci

Director of Photography

Mad About Opera

Director of Photography

Christmas at Camp 119

Director of Photography

This Wine of Love

Director of Photography

Men and Skies

Director of Photography

Legenda Sinfonica

Director, Director of Photography

Sant'Elena, piccola isola

Director of Photography

L'avventura di Annabella

Director of Photography

The White Ship

56

Assistant Camera

Men in the Deep

Camera Operator

1930s

2 titles

La vispa Teresa

Director of Photography

Il tacchino prepotente

Director of Photography