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Mario Bava

Highest Rated: 100% Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)

Lowest Rated: 14% Baron Blood (1972)

Birthday: Jul 31, 1914

Birthplace: Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Began his career by shooting two early short films for Roberto Rossellini, graduating to feature director in 1960. Bava specialized in mindless movies with lots of sweat, low-budget action and garish color. His playful understanding of the cliches he dealt with has earned cult status for many of his genre pieces. Bava's son Lamberto (aka John Old, Jr.) is also a director.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 67% Kill, Baby... Kill!
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89% 75% Black Sabbath
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88% 87% Kidnapped
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88% 78% Black Sunday
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86% 63% A Bay of Blood
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80% 76% Blood and Black Lace
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80% 68% What!
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73% 53% Planet of the Vampires
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71% 68% The Evil Eye
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67% 71% Danger: Diabolik
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Mario Bava

Director/cinematographer Mario Bava (center) explains the next set-up to co-stars Alice Kessler and George Ardisson during production of ERIK THE CONQUEROR, 1961 ERIK THE CONQUEROR, from left: George Ardisson, Alice Kessler, director Mario Bava, on set, 1961 View more photos

Filmography

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Beyond the Door II 63% 42% 1977 Director The House of Exorcism 1975 Director Kidnapped 88% 87% 1974 Director Lisa and the Devil 58% 50% 1973 Director, Writer Four Times That Night 29% 1972 Director Baron Blood 14% 34% 1972 Director A Bay of Blood 86% 63% 1971 Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer Five Dolls for an August Moon 35% 1970 Director Roy Colt and Winchester Jack 7% 1970 Director Hatchet for the Honeymoon 63% 49% 1970 Director, Writer, Cinematographer Danger: Diabolik 67% 71% 1968 Director, Screenwriter Knives of the Avenger 29% 1967 Director Savage Gringo 1966 Director Kill, Baby... Kill! 100% 67% 1966 Director, Writer Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs 14% 1966 Director, Cinematographer Viking Massacre 1966 Director, Cinematographer Planet of the Vampires 73% 53% 1965 Director Amazing Dr. G 1965 Director The Road to Fort Alamo 1964 Director Blood and Black Lace 80% 76% 1964 Director The Evil Eye 71% 68% 1963 Director What! 80% 68% 1963 Director Erik the Conqueror 29% 1963 Director, Writer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer Black Sabbath 89% 75% 1963 Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer Hercules in the Haunted World 57% 52% 1961 Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer
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