Directing

Paolo Cavara

Born — Died

1926-07-04 — 1982-08-07

Place of birth

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Known for

Directing

Credits

17 titles

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Known for

Behind the camera

The Wild Eye poster
6.0

A film documentarian stops at nothing to record unusual and supposedly true-to-life situations.

The Wild Eye

1967

The Wild Eye poster
6.0

A film documentarian stops at nothing to record unusual and supposedly true-to-life situations.

The Wild Eye

1967

Mondo Cane poster
6.2

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.

Mondo Cane

1962

Mondo Cane poster
6.2

A documentary consisting of a series of travelogue vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise, including an insect banquet and a memorable look at a practicing South Pacific cargo cult.

Mondo Cane

1962

The Black Belly of the Tarantula poster
6.2

Inspector Tellini investigates serial crimes where victims are paralyzed while having their bellies ripped open with a sharp knife.

The Black Belly of the Tarantula

1971

Virility poster
4.9

A Sicilian (Turi Ferro) feels his masculinity threatened when his son returns with an androgynous girlfriend whom everyone else assumes to be male.

Virility

1974

Plot of Fear poster
5.6

Plot of Fear tells the story of a decadent weekend party full of orgies and drugs on the outskirts of Milan. Inspector Lomenzo investigates a series of bizarre murders, each linked by the fact that pages from the German children’s book "Shock-Headed Peter" have been left at the scene of the crime. As the bodies pile up, Lomenzo is guided by a model and a surveillance expert to a decadent club frequented by the rich and powerful.

Plot of Fear

1976

La locandiera poster
5.5

The innkeeper Mirandolina is a beautiful girl, and for her beauty the Count of Albafiorita and the Marquis of Forlimpopoli fall in love.

La locandiera

1980

Women of the World poster
5.3

A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.

Women of the World

1963

Women of the World poster
5.3

A mondo doc detailing the wild and weird world of women... around the world.

Women of the World

1963

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears poster
5.1

Two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith go after a Mexican general under orders from Germany to agitate the populace.

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

1973

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears poster
5.1

Two friends help Sam Houston work for Texas statehood. Johnny Ears and his deaf-mute sidekick Erastus "Deaf" Smith go after a Mexican general under orders from Germany to agitate the populace.

Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears

1973

Il lumacone poster
5.1

A struggling chef and a kind-hearted thief form an unlikely bond on the streets of Rome, finding hope and a chance to rebuild their lives together.

Il lumacone

1974

The Ravine poster
7.0

In the winter of 1943, deep in the frozen waste of German occupied Yugoslavia, a lone parachute drifts from the snowy skies, falling ever closer to earth and a waiting German patrol car. Suddenly shots ring out from a hidden sniper, the Germans are killed, and the parachutist scurries away into the forest. The sniper is a woman, the number one partisan terrorist on the German hit list, and her adversary is the German number one exterminator sent direct from berlin to eliminate her. The battle is on, orders from high command - capture her… alive. Both are professional, but now the hunter becomes the hunted.

The Ravine

1969

The Ravine poster
7.0

In the winter of 1943, deep in the frozen waste of German occupied Yugoslavia, a lone parachute drifts from the snowy skies, falling ever closer to earth and a waiting German patrol car. Suddenly shots ring out from a hidden sniper, the Germans are killed, and the parachutist scurries away into the forest. The sniper is a woman, the number one partisan terrorist on the German hit list, and her adversary is the German number one exterminator sent direct from berlin to eliminate her. The battle is on, orders from high command - capture her… alive. Both are professional, but now the hunter becomes the hunted.

The Ravine

1969

Malamondo poster
4.2

This documentary looks at strange behaviors and practices in Europe, including nude skiing in Switzerland, hot-butchering in Italy, and an orgy in a graveyard.

Malamondo

1964

Malamondo poster
4.2

This documentary looks at strange behaviors and practices in Europe, including nude skiing in Switzerland, hot-butchering in Italy, and an orgy in a graveyard.

Malamondo

1964