Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000)

Country of Origin: UK
Date(s) of Broadcast: 2000
Number of Seasons: N/A
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 60 mins
Format: black and white / colour
Sound: stereo

CREDITS

SCRIPT
Script: Charles Preece

DIRECTION
Director: Garry S. Grant

CAST
Samuel Z. Arkoff (himself)
Georgia Bava (herself)
Lamberto Bava (himself)
Roy Bava (himself)
Allan Bryce (himself)
Tim Burton (himself)
John Carpenter (himself)
Sean S. Cunningham (himself)
Joe Dante (himself)
John Phillip Law (himself)
Alfredo Leone (himself)
Tim Lucas (himself)
Ib Melchior (himself)
Kim Newman (himself)
Daria Nicolodi (herself)
Carlo Rambaldi (himself)
Carlo Rustichelli (himself)
Dardano Sacchetti (himself)
John Saxon (himself)

PLOT SUMMARY

A biography of the great Italian horror director Mario Bava.

CAPSULE REVIEW

An excellent, affectionate tribute to one of the greatest directors ever to grace the genre. A pleasingly diverse array of talent is interviewed, Bava's influence on modern horror cinema is finally given the thorough acknowledgment it deserves and the whole package is liberally sprinkled with rare photographs, interviews with Bava's family and clips from his films. A hugely impressive package that should be made required viewing for anyone with an interest in screen horror.

KEYWORDS

biography; film history; film-making