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Mario Bava
Deceased

How Did Mario Bava Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65
Also known asJohn M. Old, John Old, Rijk Sijöstrom, Mario Baja, Mickey Lion, John HoldGenderMaleNationalityKingdom of ItalyBorn31/07/1914Born inSanremo, Liguria, ItalyDied27/04/1980 (aged 65)Died inRomeCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ55438 ↗Buried atCampo VeranoTMDb#25826 ↗

Mario Bava was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter. His low-budget genre films, known for their distinctive visual flair and stylish technical ingenuity, feature recurring themes and imagery concerning the conflict between illusion and reality, as well as the destructive capacity of human nature.

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Filmography7 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2022BloodthirstMovieself108
2013BloodthirstMovie—99
2005Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to FilmMovieSelf91
2004Mario Bava: Operazione pauraMovieSelf90
2000Mario Bava: Maestro of the MacabreMovieSelf (archive footage)86
1966Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl BombsMovieAngel with Harp (uncredited)52
1963The Girl Who Knew Too MuchMovieUncle Augusto49