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Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director, specializing in horror and fantasy films.
Bava was born in Rome, Italy, the son of cinematographer/director Mario Bava, and grandson of cameraman Eugenio Bava. He is also a protege of director Dario Argento.
After working for 15 years as a personal assistant, assistant director and screenwriter with his famous father (he first assisted him on Planet of the Vampires in 1965), Lamberto Bava worked as an assistant director with Dario Argento (on Inferno and Tenebrae) and with Ruggero Deodato (on the notorious Cannibal Holocaust... MORE
Lamberto Bava (born 3 April 1944) is an Italian film director, specializing in horror and fantasy films.
Bava was born in Rome, Italy, the son of cinematographer/director Mario Bava, and grandson of cameraman Eugenio Bava. He is also a protege of director Dario Argento.
After working for 15 years as a personal assistant, assistant director and screenwriter with his famous father (he first assisted him on Planet of the Vampires in 1965), Lamberto Bava worked as an assistant director with Dario Argento (on Inferno and Tenebrae) and with Ruggero Deodato (on the notorious Cannibal Holocaust and Jungle Holocaust). Eventually, Bava moved into the directing chair, making his debut with the twisted Macabre for producer Pupi Avati, then going on to helm several other features, including A Blade in the Dark, Delirium and Monster Shark.
In 1985, Bava re-teamed with Dario Argento, this time as a writer/director for Demons and Demons 2 (both of which Argento produced). Bava also helped to write Demons 3 (aka The Church), which was later directed for Argento by Michele Soavi.
In the mid-1980s, Bava was hired to direct six episodes of the Turno di Notte Italian TV series (1986), four films in the LESS
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