Mario Bava (July 31 1914-April 27 1980) was an Italian director and cinematographer who is remembered as one of the greatest names of the golden age of Italian horror movies. In 1960 he directed one of the first Italian gothic horror movies of the 60's: La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday) which made a star out of Barbara Steele. His excellent use of light and dark in black and white movies is simply beautiful. Likewise his use of colors in color films like: I Tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath) (1963) and La Frusta e il corpo (The Whip and the Body) (1963).
Bava directed what is called the first italian giallo movie Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace) (1964).
Mario Bava also had a son, Lamberto Bava , who achieved a movie-directing career as well.
Partial Filmography
- 1960 La Maschera del demonio (Black Sunday)
- 1963 I Tre volti della paura (Black Sabbath)
- 1963 La Frusta e il corpo (The Whip and the Body)
- 1964 Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace)
- 1965 Terrore nello spazio (Planet of the Vampires)
- 1966 Operazione paura (Kill, Baby... Kill!)
- 1968 Diabolik (Danger: Diabolik)
- 1970 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto (Five Dolls for an August Moon)
- 1970 Il Rosso segno della follia (Hatchet for the Honeymoon)
- 1971 Reazione a catena (A Bay of Blood/ Twitch of the Death Nerve)
- 1972 Gli Orrori del castello di Norimberga (Baron Blood)
- 1972 Quante volte... quella notte (Four Times That Night)
- 1974 Cani arrabbiati (Rabid Dogs)
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