Mario Bava

Rabid Dogs (2015)

After a bank job goes badly wrong, three desperate criminals take a young woman and a father and child hostage - it's the beginning of a frantic and violent road trip that not all of them will survive. ...

Masks (2011)

In the 70s Matteusz Gdula invented an acting method that was supposed to make every actor "shine". Still, lots of his students die mysteriously and Gdula commits suicide. His method gets banned. Now: Stella, an ambitious, but rather untalented drama stude ...

Rabid Dogs (1995)

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)

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 ...

Inferno (1980)

A young man returns from Rome to his sister's satanic New York apartment house. ...

Shock (1977)

A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son. ...

Moses the Lawgiver (1976)

The epic story of Moses, who led the Israelites out of slavery, parted the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. This is the edited-down version for theatrical release. ...

The House of Exorcism (1975)

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)

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)

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 ...

A Bay of Blood (1971)

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 dilapi ...

Four Times That Night (1971)

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)

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 othe ...

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

A madman haunted by the ghost of his ex-wife carves a corpse-laden trail. ...

Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)

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 ...

Odissea (1968)

Odysseus' journey told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka. ...

Naked You Die (1968)

A woman is strangled in the bath by a black-gloved killer who disposes of her body in a large trunk. The trunk is delivered to St. Hilda College, an exclusive finishing school. Betty-Anne, one of the female students, is strangled in the school cellar. T ...

Danger: Diabolik (1968)

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)

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 ...

Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)

A 20th century European village is haunted by the ghost of a murderous little girl. ...

Knives of the Avenger (1966)

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)

A drifter helps a ranch couple fend off the approaches of a ruthless landowner. ...

Planet of the Vampires (1965)

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)

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. T ...

Blood and Black Lace (1964)

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)

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)

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)

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings. ...

Attack of the Normans (1962)

An evil duke kidnaps the good king and tries to make the virtuous queen his bride and the peasants take arms. ...

Erik the Conqueror (1961)

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)

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. Hercul ...

The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)

Young Aladdin has a series of wild adventures after he discovers a magic lamp containing a genie. ...

The Last of the Vikings (1961)

In this historical drama, a Viking prince returns to his homeland only to learn that his father has been murdered by King Sven of Norway. Sven is forcing his sister to marry in order to create an alliance with the Danes. The prince must defeat Sven and sav ...

Son of Samson (1960)

Maciste travels to Egypt, where he leads a revolt against an evil queen. In Son of Samson, Maciste (Mark Forrest) -- scion of the famed muscleman -- travels to the Egyptian city of Tanis to checkmate villainous Queen Smedes (Chelo Alonso), who's persecutin ...

Esther and the King (1960)

Recently widowed Persian King Ahasuerus wants to marry the beautiful Esther. But Esther is a Jewess, and Haman, the king's evil minister, is spreading hatred against the Jews. ...

Morgan, the Pirate (1960)

A Welsh pirate raids up and down the Caribbean, battling the Spanish, the English and other pirates. ...

Black Sunday (1960)

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 ...

The Giant of Marathon (1959)

A Greek soldier leads the fight against an invading Persian army. ...

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959)

Academic researchers are chased by a nuclear-hot specimen of ancient Mayan blob. ...

The White Warrior (1959)

The story of Hadji Murad, a 19th-century Chechen chieftain who led his warriors in a fight against the invading forces of the Russian Czar. ...

Hercules Unchained (1959)

En route to Thebes for an important diplomatic mission, Hercules drinks from a magic spring and loses his memory. He spends most of the movie in the pleasure gardens of Queen Omphale of Lydia. While young Ulysses tries to help him regain his memory, politi ...

The Day the Sky Exploded (1958)

Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed. ...

City at Night (1958)

A young girl falls in love with an actor. She persuades her father to support his acting company, but when she discovers him with another girl she runs away. Then everybody try to find her. ...

Hercules (1958)

In this melange of characters and events from separate mythological stories, Hercules, demigod and superman, arrives in the ancient Greek kingdom of Iolcus to tutor Iphitus, son of king Pelias; immediately on arrival, he falls in love with the king's delec ...

Lust of the Vampire (1957)

A mad scientist captures young women and drains their blood, in order to keep alive an ancient, evil duchess. ...

Roland the Mighty (1956)

In this sword-and-sandal saga set on the steppes of Asia, Roland, leader of the Paladin troops, who must proves his mettle against the dreaded Saracen invaders, and withstand their evil plots ...

Nero's Mistress (1956)

On seaside holiday, Nero, Poppea, Seneca and their friends and family prepare a great show where Nero will star. When his mother Agrippina arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she's asking for trouble. Many attempts ...

Beautiful But Dangerous (1955)

Lina, a music hall singer, has fallen in love with Sergei, a Russian prince. Maestro Doria, who gives her voice lessons and who hopes to make her his mistress, takes her to Paris where she becomes the star of the "Folies-Plastiques". ...

Non c'è amore più grande (1955)

While her new husband is away looking for work, the wife loses the child she was expecting and uses another woman's baby as a substitute so she won't have to upset her spouse when he returns. ...

Good night… lawyer! (1955)

A lawyer, married but temporarily alone at home, finds himself in the house a beautiful lady who tries to escape from her jealous husband. Fascinated by the beauty of the unexpected guest, the lawyer is determined to conquer her, in vain. But when the woma ...

They Stole a Tram (1954)

Cesare Mancini is a tram driver who lives in Bologna. One day he accidentally hits a woman on a bicycle, the accident costs Cesare the relegation to a ticket seller. ...

Sins of Casanova (1954)

1760 Spain provides the setting for Giacomo Casanova's romantic escapades, every woman he encounters unable to resist his disarming charm, be they single, engaged, or even married. ...

Graziella (1954)

Naples 1821. Alphonse, a young poet belonging to a noble French family, is caught by a storm at sea. Fortunately the boat manage to reach the shores of Procida, where Alphonse is welcomed by the family of Andrea. Here he meets the beautiful Graziella. ...

High School (1954)

It's the last year of highschool of a group of teenagers, and now they have to face their final exam, and the loves, happy or not, that sprung during those years of school. ...

Crazy Things (1954)

When young Dalia is mistakenly admitted to a mental institution, she is declared sane - but by a truly mad person pretending to be a doctor. The real doctor thinks she is insane - how can she escape this madness? ...

It Happened in the Park (1953)

Villa Borghese, Rome's biggest urban park, is the place where everyday laughs and dramas are consumed. The movie is made of six vignettes set there. ...

The Street of Hope (1953)

Joys and disappointments of three young girls who dreaming of making a career in film: Luisa has talent and triumphs; Franca tries to seduce a producer, however no artistic skills, Giuditta, the most inexperienced and naive, will have to choose between the ...

Perdonami! (1953)

The story of a woman who marries the brother of a guardian who was killed by her brother. ...

Toys and perfumes (1953)

Sunday Heroes (1952)

Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to rig it. He refuses the offer but he actually begins playing like a ...

Dad Becomes Mom (1952)

The Passaguai family is living peacefully, but then they go to see the magician Bhorman, starting a series of problem for them. ...

La famiglia Passaguai fa fortuna (1952)

To get ahead after he answers a newspaper ad for a business proposition, Passaguai borrows the more impressive apartment of a retired actor and arranges an elaborate luncheon there. ...

La famiglia Passaguai (1951)

When Passaguai family patriarch Giuseppe (Fabrizi) decides to take advantage of a corporate discount to bring his wife (Ninchi) and children to spend a Sunday at the beach of Fiumicino, a series of troubles begins for everyone, in the form of a comic night ...

Love I Haven't... But... But (1951)

Gina tries to commit suicide by jumping into the river but is saved by Teodoro, an innocent young man. Antonio, Teodoro's brother, tries in every way to seduce her. ...

Cops and Robbers (1951)

Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito. ...

Spring song (1951)

The Knight is Here (1950)

A strange vagrant makes repeated attempts to rescue land inhabited by hawkers from being taken over by building development and a subway installation. ...

Musical Whim (1950)

A short film by Mario Bava about the representation of music, the very language of the soul. ...

A Dog’s Life (1950)

Tragicomedy telling of the trials and tribulations of a troupe of variety show artists. ...

Her Favourite Husband (1950)

While casing a bank he intends to rob, gangster Leo discovers one of the clerks, Antonio, is his exact double. He kidnaps Antonio and robs the bank, posing as Antonio. But Leo hadn't accounted for the involvement of Antonio's wife, Dorothy. ...

Miss Italia (1950)

Journalist decides to report on Miss Italy candidates, in which detective intrigue is added. ...

L'ospedale del delitto (1950)

Documentary filmed in the judicial asylum of Aversa which testifies to the systems of care still based on violence and segregation. ...

Anthony of Padua (1949)

Biography of the famous saint of Portuguese origin recalled from the readings of a young boy who one day goes to church with his mother to pray for the return of his father, who is missing in action. ...

Variazioni Sinfoniche (1949)

Documentary short ...

Pagliacci (1948)

Based on Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci. The film recounts the tragedy of Canio, the lead clown (or pagliaccio in Italian) in a commedia dell'arte troupe, his wife Nedda, and her lover, Silvio. When Nedda spurns the advances of Tonio, another player ...

Mad About Opera (1948)

This story took place during World War II. A group of Italians living in London are raising funds to rebuild a Catholic cathedral that was bombed by the Nazis. To this end, they organized a concert, the proceeds of which would go toward the construction. T ...

Christmas at Camp 119 (1947)

Second World War . Field 119 in California (USA ) . War is long over , but the Italian Prisoners Still waiting to return home , preparing to celebrate , away from families , another sad Christmas. To dare a little rein to Their longing , they tell Episodes ...

Anfiteatro Flavio (1947)

Documentary short ...

Santa Notte (1947)

Early documentary short by Mario Bava. ...

Legenda Sinfonica (1947)

Documentary short. ...

This Wine of Love (1947)

Nemorino is hopelessly in love with Adina but she is attracted to a dashing captain. ...

Men and Skies (1947)

Four war pilots that have been fighting together go seperate ways and meet up again years later. Shot in 1943, but only released in 1947. ...

L'orecchio (1946)

Sant'Elena, piccola isola (1943)

The last days of Napoleon on the island of Saint Helena. ...

L'avventura di Annabella (1943)

The White Ship (1941)

Although released anonymously, as was the custom with all films produced by the Italian Navy, La Nave Bianca is the first feature-length effort directed by Roberto Rossellini; it is also very much the work of its co-writer and supervisor Francesco De Rober ...

La compagnia della teppa (1941)

Men in the Deep (1941)

Submarine disaster drama made under the auspices of Mussolini's department of defense. During maneuvers a submarine collides with a surface vessel and drops to the ocean floor. The crew have thirty hours' worth of air to get it back to the surface. ...

Il tacchino prepotente (1939)

According to Ferrara, Rossellini told him it was a satire in which "Perfidious Albion," a big turkey representing England, goes around pecking at the hens representing the nations of Europe, until defied by a rooster representing Italy. "Rossellini deteste ...

La vispa Teresa (1939)

La vispa Teresa ("Lively Theresa") is based on a well known song; a girl, ten, catches a butterfly and all the other insects intervene to save it. ...

Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film (2005)

Famous comic book artist Stephen R. Bissette, creator of DC Comic Book character "The Swamp Thing" and co-creator of the comic character "Constantine" teaches film appreciation and the art of comic book illustration in rural Vermont. Bissette is a life-lon ...

Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004)

Mario Bava Operazione Paura", hosted by Joe Dante, is an hommage of the Master of the Terror, the italian director Mario Bava ...

Italian Kings Of B (2003)

Documentary on Italian genre cinema. ...

Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)

Director Garry S. Grant's insightful documentary celebrates the work and legacy of auteur filmmaker Mario Bava, the grand master of Italian horror and the man known by many as "the Italian Hitchcock. ...

Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)

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 ...

The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings. ...

Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959)

Academic researchers are chased by a nuclear-hot specimen of ancient Mayan blob. ...