Lamberto Bava

Biography

Lamberto Bava was born in Rome, Italy, and was the first of a third generation of Italian filmmakers. His grandfather, Eugenio Bava (1886-1966), was a cameraman and optics effects artist during the early days of Italian silent cinema. His father, Mario Bava (1914-1980), was a legendary cinematographer, special effects designer and director. Lamberto entered the cinema as his father's personal assistant, starting with "Planet of the Vampires" (1965). Bit by bit he gained experience from his father, who made him the assistant director for most of the rest of his films. He even co-wrote the screenplay for "Shock" (1977), Mario's last theatrical film where, in poor health during the shoot, Mario often feigned illness so Lamberto could direct a few scenes, uncredited, to gain further experience. Both Lamberto and Mario directed the made-for-TV drama "I giochi del diavolo: La Venere d'Ille" (1979). Both worked on the Dario Argento horror flick "Inferno" (1980), for which Mario designed some of the color set pieces, including the underwater ballroom, and created all the visual special effects, while Lamberto worked as Argento's assistant director. Late in 1979 Lamberto made his solo dire…

Directed

1. Demons (1985) — Director
2. Demons 2 (1986) — Director
3. The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991) — Director
4. A Blade in the Dark (1983) — Director
5. The Cave of the Golden Rose 2 (1992) — Director
6. Delirium: Photo of Gioia (1987) — Director
7. The Cave of the Golden Rose 3 (1993) — Director
8. Macabre (1980) — Director
9. The Cave of the Golden Rose 4 (1994) — Director
10. Devil Fish (1984) — Director
11. The Cave of the Golden Rose 5 (1996) — Director
12. The Dragon Ring (1994) — Director
13. The Princess and the Pauper (1997) — Director
14. Blastfighter (1984) — Director
15. The Ogre (1988) — Director
16. Graveyard Disturbance (1988) — Director
17. Body Puzzle (1992) — Director
18. Dinner with a Vampire (1988) — Director
19. You'll Die at Midnight (1986) — Director
20. Ghost Son (2007) — Director
21. The Mask of Satan (1990) — Director
22. The Cave of the Golden Rose (1991) — Director
23. The Torturer (2005) — Director
24. Until Death (1988) — Director
25. The Prince of Terror (1989) — Director
26. Pirates: Blood Brothers (1999) — Director
27. Eyewitness (1990) — Director
28. Alisea and the Dream Prince (1996) — Director
29. School of Fear (1989) — Director
30. The Venus of Ille (1981) — Director
31. The Devil's Game (1981) — Director
32. Night Shift (1987) — Director
33. The Man Who Didn't Want to Die (1989) — Director
34. Desideria e l'anello del drago (1995) — Director
35. Tailor Made Murder (2012) — Director
36. 6 passi nel giallo (2012) — Director
37. The Captives (2012) — Director
38. Visions of Murder (2012) — Director
39. Twins — Director
40. La principessa e il povero (1997) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Tenebre (1982) — Elevator Repairman #1 (uncredited)
2. Demons (1985) — 1st Man Exiting Subway (uncredited)
3. Demons 2 (1986) — Sally's Father
4. Shock (1977) — Mover / Airplane Passenger
5. The Ogre (1988) — Man in bar (uncredited)
6. Graveyard Disturbance (1988) — Shop Keeper
7. You'll Die at Midnight (1986) — Police Photographer (uncredited)
8. Inspector Coliandro (2006) — Questore
9. All the Colors of Giallo (2019) — Self - Director / son of Mario Bava
10. The Three Faces of Terror (2004) — Himself
11. Blood on Méliès' Moon (2016) — Lamberto Bava
12. Mario Bava: Maestro of the Macabre (2000) — Self
13. Dario Argento: Panico (2024) — Self
14. Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (2021) — Self
15. Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 (2008) — Self
16. Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) — Self
17. Il mistero della cattedrale (2017) — self
18. Dream Time (2023) — Sé stesso
19. Italian Kings Of B (2003) — Self
20. The Art of Crime (2004) — Himself
21. Nightmare Delirium (2024) — self
22. End of the Road: Making 'Rabid Dogs' & 'Kidnapped' (2007) — self
23. Il castello dell'orrore (2004) — self
24. In der Folterkammer des Barons (2017) — self
25. Of Fire And Darkness (2012) — himself
26. Hanging Shadows (2007) — Self
27. I Tarantiniani (2013) — Self
28. The Exorcism of Lisa (2004)
29. Bava Puzzle (2018) — Himself
30. Erinnerungen an Lucio Fulci (2019) — Self
31. Titanus 1904 (2024) — Self
32. Masters of Mayhem — Self
33. Scerbanenco Noir (2004) — Self
34. The Dark Fantastic (2025) — Self
35. Screaming for a Sequel: The Delirious Legacy of Demons 2 (2014)