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Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre

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.”

Top Cast

  • Mario Bava

    Mario Bava

    Self (archive footage)

  • Joe Dante

    Joe Dante

    Self

  • John Carpenter

    John Carpenter

    Self

  • Tim Burton

    Tim Burton

    Self

  • Lamberto Bava

    Lamberto Bava

    Self

  • Ib Melchior

    Ib Melchior

    Self

  • Samuel Z. Arkoff

    Samuel Z. Arkoff

    Self

  • John Phillip Law

    John Phillip Law

    Self

  • John Saxon

    John Saxon

    Self

Overview

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.”

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